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Murungai Keerai Podi Recipe | Healthy Drumstick Leaves Powder for Rice, Idli & Dosa

Murungai Keerai Podi Recipe | Healthy Drumstick Leaves Powder for Rice, Idli & Dosa

Murungai Keerai Podi is a nutritious South Indian spice powder made with dried drumstick leaves, lentils, sesame seeds, and aromatic spices.
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Total Time 2 days 40 minutes
Servings: 5
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: SouthIndian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Drumstick leaves/Murungai keerai (dried) - 5 cups(pressed& measured)/50 gms (approx)

    Urad dal/ulundhu - 1/2 cup /100gms

    Bengal gram /kadala paruppu - 1/4 cup /45gms(approx)

    Curry leaves - Handful

    Black sesame seeds / Ellu - 1/4 cup/40gms(approx)

    Black Pepper/milagu - 2 tsp

    Cumin/seeragam - 2 tsp

    Red chillies - 15

    Asafoetida - 1 tsp

    Garlic- 1 head/25 gms

    Rock salt/kaluppu as needed

Method
 

  1. First wash Drumstick leaves & drain water completely.
    2.Spread this in a cotton cloth for two days in shade.
    3.When its readily dried we can prepare the pods.
    4.Heat up a kadai add dried drumstick leaves saute in medium flame till it heats up nicely.
    5.Transfer & spread seperately on a plate to cool.
    6.Add curry leaves & fry till crisp & take out
    7.Now add urad dal & roast till golden the flame should be medium low when golden take out.
    8.Then add bengal gram dal fry till golden take out.
    9.Add cumin seeds & pepper let them pop take out
    10.Now add Asafoetida rock salt then red chillies & saute nicely.
    11.Add sesame seeds & let then crackle transfer to the plate.
    12.Finally add garlic & fry them till the skin gets colour take out & let all the ingredients get completely cool.
    13.First add all the other ingredients other than drumstick leaves grind.
    14.Now add drumstick leaves & grind to a powder.
    15.Now you are ready store it in a airtight container.
    16.Serve with rice, idli or dosa with a drizzle of sesame oil.
    Murungai Keerai Podi Recipe | Healthy Drumstick Leaves Powder for Rice, Idli & Dosa

Notes

  • Ensure the drumstick leaves are completely dry before roasting.
  • Roast all ingredients separately for the best flavor.
  • Cool ingredients completely before grinding.
  • Store in an airtight container to maintain freshness.