NORTH KARNATAKA STYLE

Drumstick curry:

Ingredients: 1-cup arhar dal (cooked & smashed little), 4-5 drumsticks (make it 3-4 long pieces), 2 onions (chopped) and coriander leaves (chopped).

For Masala: 2 tsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp mustard, 2-3 cinnamon sticks, 8-10 cloves of garlic, ¼ tsp asafetida, ½ tsp turmeric powder, 3-4 tsp grated dry coconut, lemon sized tamarind's pulp, 2 tsp of besan or flour of jawar, salt to taste and jaggery, 10-12 green chilies (according to taste), 1-2 tsp cooking oil.

Method: First fry coriander seeds, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, cinnamon, garlic, grated dry coconut, green chilies and curry leaves with little oil. Grind all the masala with coriander leaves. Heat oil in a vessel and mustard and cumin seeds. Fry till they splutter. Then add chopped onions and curry leaves and asafetida. Fry them till onion becomes brown. Now add drumstick pieces, tamarind pulp, salt, turmeric powder and jaggery. Cook them all till drumstick becomes soft. And then add cooked arhar dal, masala paste, besan or jawar flour paste and required quantity of water and cook them. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice or jawar roti.