Drumstick leaves curry (Murunga ela kootaan)

Simple, nutritious and tasty. Thats drumstick leaves curry for you.

Ingredients
Drumstick leaves 1 cup washed well. The leaves should be off the main stalks.
Tur dal 1 cup
Chilli powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida a pinch
Coconut 2 tbsp scraped
Jeera 1 tsp
Oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves, red chilli broken for seasoning.

Method

1. Wash the dal well. Cook it with turmeric powder, chilli powder and asafoetida. 
2. When it is half cooked, add the drumstick leaves and cook some more. Do not over cook the drumstick leaves.
3. Grind the coconut and jeera to a fine paste. Add it to the dal and mix well. Add salt and simmer for few minutes.
4. Season with the mentioned seasonings.

Serve hot with rice.

Note
If you over cook  the leaves, they tend to turn bitter.