Drumstick pulp & peanuts thokku

Muringa kadala thokku is a kind of curry recipe with drumstick pulp and peanuts. This is my mother’s one of the signature recipe. During drumstick season where we get tooooo many drumsticks from our tree, we give it to everyone around, neighbors, relatives and friends. Still we will be finding surplus amount of drumstick and she use to make this thokku during that time.

Scooping out the pulp from drumstick is only going to take your time. Otherwise, this recipe is very simple and tasty one. I just love it when had with mor curry or sambar with ghee.

Peanut addition is my try as i find the texture of the dish very smooth and soft. I felt addition of some crunchiness in between would be better. So i added peanuts to it. Skip it if you don’t have fresh peanuts handy.

Directions for drumstick pulp thokku:

1. Cut the drumsticks to 1 -1.5 inch length. Cook it along with little water, salt and turmeric powder to 4  whistles.
2. Scoop out the pulp to a bowl with help of spoon or your thumb finger.
3. Heat oil, crackle mustard seeds. Put in crushed garlic, red chilies and chopped onions. Fry until onions turn brown.

   

   Crackle mustard seeds

   

   Put in chopped shallots, red chilies and crushed garlic

   
   
4. Add turmeric powder, cumin powder and sambar powder.mix well and cook for a minute.

   

   Add turmeric powder, cumin powder and sambar powder

   

   Mix well and stir well

   
   
5. Now to this, put in cooked peanuts and the drumstick pulp. Cook it for a couple of minutes until well blended with spices. Do not overcook after adding the pulp as it will leave out too much water and thokku will become watery.

Drumstick pulp recipe:

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Drumstick pulp thokku

Drumstick and peanuts thokku

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian, Kerala cuisine

Servings: 4 People

Author: Jinoo Jayakrishnan

Ingredients

• 5 long drumstick
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 3 medium garic cloves crushed
• 3 long dry red chilies broken into halves
• 1/4 cup shallots/small onions chopped finely
• 1/4 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp Sambar powder
• 1 tbsp fresh peanuts cooked (Optional)

Instructions

• Cut the drumsticks to 1 -1.5 inch length. Cook it along with little water, salt and turmeric powder to 4 whistles.
• Scoop out the pulp to a bowl with help of spoon or your thumb finger.
• Heat oil, crackle mustard seeds. Put in crushed garlic, red chilies and chopped onions. Fry until onions turn brown.
• Add turmeric powder, cumin powder and sambar powder.mix well and cook for a minute.
• Now to this, put in cooked peanuts and the drumstick pulp. Cook it for a couple of minutes until well blended with spices. serve hot!
  

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