Gravies

Drum stick gravy

 This gravy is said in Telugu as Munakkaya pulusu.Drum sick is very good vitamin rich vegetable.
We have to give to kids weekly twice.

Ingredients

drumstick pieces - 1 cup boiled
onions chopped  - 1/2 cup
tomatoes chopped - 1/2 cup
ginger finely chopped - 1 tsp
tamarind pulp    - 2 tbsp
red chill powder - 1 1/2 tsp
coriander powder - 1 tsp
jaggery  grated  - 1 tsp
rice flour         - 1 tsp.

 For Seasoning

cooking oil  - 3 tbsp
mustard seeds - 1 tsp
jeera          - 1 tsp
methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
urad dal     - 1/2 tsp
chana dal  - 1/2 tsp
curry leaves - 1 string

Method

• Put a pan on the flame pour oil heat it add seasoning items as mentioned above crackle it  add curry leaves.then add onions fry it till changes it colour.
• Add ginger & tomatoes saute it till it get mushy, then add red chilli pow.,turmeric saute it  for 4 min.,
• Now add boiled drumsticks and little water as consistency  cook for 3 min., till it leaves oil on the sides.
• Make a paste with rice flour add this paste to the gravy and jaggery also mix it for 2 min.,remove from the flame.Then sprinkle coriander powder .   
• Serve it with cooked rice with papad. 

Notes

  Changes can be done as per taste.
we can use coriander leaves at the end .But here i skip as not available for this dish.



Benefits of drum stick

• Drumsticks are known for their high nutrition content and almost all the parts of the plants have therapeutic value. Its leaves serve as an excellent health tonic for maintaining and enhancing the strength of the skeletal system. They are also used for the purpose of purifying the bloodstream.
• The plant is extremely useful during pregnancy and lactation and regular intake of a tonic made from its leaves provides expectant mothers with necessary calcium, vitamins and iron. This particularly helps to control the sluggishness of the uterus, ensures smooth flow of the delivery process and decreases post-delivery complications.
• The leaves of the plant are used to curb digestive disorders and are regarded as one of the best known herbal treatment for diarrhea, cholera, dysentery and jaundice.
• Drumstick soups are considered as a good cure for any kind of chest congestions, sore throats and coughs.
• Asthma and such other lung problems can be cured to a great extent by inhaling the steam of water, in which drumsticks have been boiled.
• The juice of the plant is great for the skin and helps to add glow to a person’s face. All you need to do is blend together some drumsticks and lime juice and apply the paste all over the face. This also helps to treat pimples, blackheads and such other skin problems.
• A soup made from the plant greatly helps to prevent infections of the skin, chest and throat. This is basically because of the fact that the plant has vital anti-bacterial properties, which are very much similar to penicillin and other antibiotics.
• A soup made from drumstick flowers, boiled in milk, helps to cure sexual debility and is also useful in functional sterility of both males and females.
• A powder made from the dark bark of the plant helps to cure premature ejaculation, impotency and thinness of the semen.