Drumstick koottu recipe

INGREDIENTS:

1. Drumstick - 3
2. Dry chili - 1
3. Shredded coconut - 1/4 cup
4. Split green gram - 50 grams
5. Split black gram - 1 teaspoon (tsp.)
6. Asafoetida powder - 1/4 teaspoon (tsp.)
7. Cumin seed - 1 teaspoon (tsp.)
8. Dalda - 1 teaspoon (tsp.)
9. Salt - as needed

PREPARATION:

1. Chop drumstick into 1 inch size. Break the dry chili into pieces.
2. Grind the coconut by adding little water as possible.
3. Cook the split green gram, drumstick by adding a cup of water in a idly cooker or just boiling them. Separate the cooked drumstick and keep it aside.
4. In a pan cook the split green gram by adding asafoetida powder and bring to boil.
5. Now add the cooked drumstick, ground coconut and continue boiling for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from stove and keep it aside.
6. In a separate pan heat dalda, add split black gram, broken dry chili, cumin seeds. Once the cumin seeds stop splattering add this to the drumstick koottu and serve.

NOTES:

1. Goes well with rice