Drumstick leaves nutty powder

 

 

INGREDIENTS

drumstick leaves 1 cup

curry leaves handful

chana dal  2 tbsp

urad dal 2 tbsp

peanuts 2 tbsp

red chilies 6 or to taste

salt to taste

hing little

METHOD

roast dals, peanuts, red chilies till brown

in the same pan, roast the washed and dried leaves till nice dry and crisp

once the dals are cool , powder coarsely, add the cooled leaves, powder with salt to taste, it should be coarse powder. It goes well with hot rice with ghee, dosai, idli, adai, also can sprinkle on toasted bread and butter.

This is a very healthy powder, as it is full of nutrients, calcium, protein, vitamins.

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Drumstick Leaves Podi

INGREDIENTS
chana dal  1/2 cup
arhar dal  3/4 cup
dry red chilies 10-15 as per taste
hing 2 big pinches
salt to taste
drumstick leaves 1 cup

METHOD
wash well the leaves after removing all the bad or unwanted ones, then strain well, you may dry them in the microwave-safe plate till dry. It can be done, by running the microwave for a minute, then turn them all over and dry till crisp.
In a kadai/ pan, add chana dal and 1/2 of the dry red chilies, with wee bit f salt, roast till the dal has turned light brown, remove on to a plate to cool.
In the same kadai/ pan, add the arhar dal and roast till light brown with rest of the red chilies as needed. Remove, cool,  grind  dals well first 3-4 parts till well done along with salt to taste, adding dried drumstick leaves.
I enjoyed this powder for my dinner to-night.
ps- drumstick leaves can be dried on a pan too !

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