Topic started by Shoba (@ bbcache-16.singnet.com.sg) on Thu Mar 18 01:46:54 EST 2004.
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Hi!

So I've used M in saambaar, in avial, in koottu...Any other interesting and tasty ways of cooking this vegetable?

Thanks a lot!

Shoba

Responses:

• From: Shanthy (@ ip-83-99.dot.net.au) on: Thu Mar 18 03:52:53 EST 2004
  
  Koottu or curry
  ingredients
  Murungaikai 2 cut in 3inch pieces and split in the middle
  Oninon 1 - chopped
  Dried red chilli cut into pieces
  Curry leaves
  Fenugreek 1tb sp
  Chilli powder 1tb sp
  Cummin powder 1tb sp
  Tumeric 1t sp
  Salt
  oil
  
  Heat the oil in a fry pan and add fenugreek first and then onion, curry leaves and red chilli. Fry until golden.
  Add drumstick pieces and fry for two minutes.
  Add Tumeric powder, chilli powder and cummin powder and fry for another minute.
  Now add salt and enough water just to cover the drumsticks. Put the lid on and let the drumsticks cook for about 10 minutes.
  Stir the curry and taste for salt.
  If you like thick gravy add little milk.
  Enjoy with rice.
  
  
• From: R (@ bgp530243bgs.ebrnsw01.nj.comcast.net) on: Thu Mar 18 05:00:32 EST 2004
  
  Visit Tamil nadu Delicacies where Mrs.Mano has given two recipes-murugangakkai pappad samosa and rice, I think.
  
  
• From: KH (@ ip68-111-50-101.br.no.cox.net) on: Thu Mar 18 11:05:20 EST 2004
  
  Hi Shoba,
  My mother used to make murugangakkai varuval and i use to finish them all by myself. I don't know the exact measurements of the ingredients, but i can tell how to make them. Here you go...
  Drumstick fry:
  Half cook the drumsticks with required salt and split them or just make a open. Then grind red chillies and cumin seeds with little shredded coconut and shallots(chinna vengayam). Heat required oil in a pan and fry chopped shallots and then add the ground paste and drumstick to it and fry untill it is done.
  
  
  
• From: R (@ bgp530243bgs.ebrnsw01.nj.comcast.net) on: Thu Mar 18 12:06:03 EST 2004
  
  Hi KH,
  
  Can I use frozen d.stick and u said varuval, but did not mention abt. deep frying! shallow frying is enough?
  
  Thanks in advance
  
  
• From: KH (@ ip68-111-50-101.br.no.cox.net) on: Thu Mar 18 12:38:16 EST 2004
  
  Hi R,
  Ofcourse you can use frozen drumsticks(no other way)and there's no need to deep fry. You can shallow fry them as you do for other vegies and see that the masala is coated evenly on the d.sticks.
  
  
• From: Shoba (@ bbcache-13.singnet.com.sg) on: Fri Mar 19 00:57:16 EST 2004
  
  Shanthy and KH, thanks for the recipes! I'll try them this weekend. R, thnaks for the link.
  
  Shoba
  
  
• From: Anjana (@ cache106.156ce.maxonline.com.sg) on: Fri Mar 19 04:47:29 EST 2004
  
  Hi shoba
  Visit the flwg site u can find interesting recipes.
  
  http://www.drumsticksindia.com/recipe/recipe3.htm
  
  
  Bye
  
  
• From: R (@ bgp530243bgs.ebrnsw01.nj.comcast.net) on: Fri Mar 19 06:44:41 EST 2004
  
  Anjana, You introduced us to a very nice site, thank u for that.
  
  
• From: Shoba (@ fcomet.singnet.com.sg) on: Mon Mar 22 05:57:50 EST 2004
  
  Excellent links Anjana, thanks!
  
  Shoba
  
  
• From: Shoba (@ fcomet.singnet.com.sg) on: Sat Mar 27 11:28:23 EST 2004
  
  Hi KH!
  Today I tried the varuval recipe you posted. It was excellent. The only complaint from the family was that it was too tedious to eat the vegetable! But the taste was very good...thanks!
  
  Shoba
  
  
• From: KH (@ ip68-111-50-101.br.no.cox.net) on: Sat Mar 27 12:54:55 EST 2004
  
  Hi Shoba,
  I'm glad you liked it, but i don't get why your fly say so? I have not heard people saying it, do you use them often? Anway thanks for your feedback. Happy day!
  
  
• From: Shoba (@ earth.singnet.com.sg) on: Sat Mar 27 22:00:43 EST 2004
  
  Hi KH!
  I think the main reason is laziness! You know, other vegetables when you cook and serve, all the eater has to do is put it in their mouth, taste it, relish it, chew and swallow, right? With murunggakka, you cant do that! Either you have to take each one and remove the flesh inside with your fingers, or slide the split open piece over your bottom row of teeth, or put entire pieces and chew and chew. I guess people are always in a hurry, and when they are hungry, and when the taste is good, they need to get the food immediately into their belly!!! They all agreed the taste was fantastic..but it was too time consuming it seems! So far I have used murunggakka in saambaar, and avial and koottu, where there are other vegetables as well, but this is the first time I'm cooking it on its own as a dish by itself.
  
  :-) Shoba
  
  
  
• From: KH (@ ip68-111-50-101.br.no.cox.net) on: Sun Mar 28 10:32:55 EST 2004
  
  Hi Shoba,
  Now i can get why they said so!!! And yeah i agree to what you say, in this mechanical world everybody is in hurry chasing their own goals and dreams and sometimes even feel lazy or forget to take food. But i'm really happy that everybody liked it. Hope we'll meet often in the forum. see ya, bye!
  
  Cheers
  - KH
  
  
  
• From: murali (@ 210.19.34.201) on: Wed Apr 7 09:58:30 EDT 2004
  
  Hi shoba, there are other ways u could make the murrungakka or dumstick tastier. U could shaft it up ur crack before u proceed for cooking. this will make it even tender
  
  
• From: subra (@ 203-217-20-118.dyn.iinet.net.au) on: Tue Aug 24 08:49:05
  
  Hi KH,
  I tried your Murungakai Varuval and it was EXCELLENT
  Thanks for your recepie and also I would like to ask you (or anyone who reads this), HOW TO MAKE DISHES WITH PAVAKKAI WITHOUT BITTER TASTE(especially Masala and varuval)
  
  best regards
  subra
  
  
• From: Kz (@ bgp528531bgs.ebrnsw01.nj.comcast.net) on: Wed Aug 25 15:10:06 EDT 2004
  
  Hi Subra,
  My mom used to make pavakkai fry( chips ) which is not that bitter. slice pavakkai as u do for potato chips thin slices. soak them in buttermilk as it will take off the bitter taste.
  then add chilli powder,salt and turmeric powder and marinate it for half hr, then squeeze them and deep fry in batches till light brown colour.
  u can store it in airtight container.
  try it and let me know.
  Kz
  
  
• From: Ash (@ cache-dtc-ae09.proxy.aol.com) on: Wed Aug 25 19:17:29 EDT 2004
  
  i don't know anythin abt dis...but good recipes...
  
  
• From: KH (@ ip68-111-50-16.br.no.cox.net) on: Wed Aug 25 22:34:00 EDT 2004
  
  Hi Subra,
  
  I'm glad that you liked the varuval, thanks for ur feed back. As for pavakkai, i remmeber my mom use to prepare fry. All you have to do is fry them till dark golden brown, may be in final stage you can add a piece of jaggery to it. Anyway, i'll let u know after i talk to my mom next time!
  
  
• From: subashini (@ ip199.colony-woods.sea.ygnition.net) on: Thu Aug 26 02:10:27 EDT 2004
  
  my MIL used to say that adding a little tamarind while cooking pavakkai will take off the bitter taste
  
  

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