Munagaku Vepudu is a healthy stir fry made with Drumstick leaves with very little oil and with boiled toor dal. The toor dal adds good protein goodness to the stir fry.
Though I have used the Telugu name for this stir fry, it's cooked a similar way in Tamil Nadu as well. To be frank, I have only seen Amma making it, so it could be her adaption of Tamil Cuisine. However, with so many similarities in South Indian cuisine, one can't be very clear on certain dishes.
I have a Munagaku Pappu Kura, another healthy dal cooked with drumstick leaves. If you are looking for some easy Kids Lunch Box Recipe, you can check this Carrot Drumstick Fried Rice.
Munagaku Vepudu
Remove the leaves from the stack. Wash and drain well.
Heat a nonstick pan with cooking oil, temper with mustard seeds, urad dal, crushed garlic, curry leaves for a couple of minutes.
Then, add the drained drumstick leaves, combine well.
Cook on high flame for a couple of mins. Then add salt and turmeric powder.
Simmer and cover with a lid. Cook for 5 mins, frequently stirring in between.
Then add red chili powder and mix. Sprinkle little water. Cook for a couple of minutes.
Finally, add boiled toor dal and mix well.
Cover and cook for another 10 mins.
The leaves get cooked in their own steam.
Recipe
Munagaku Vepudu
Ingredients
- 2 cups Drumstick Leaves (Munagaku)
- 2 tsp Cooking Oil
- 1/4 cup Toor Dal boiled
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- Salt to taste
- 4 nos Garlic Cloves
- 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Urad Dal
- Curry Leaves handful
Instructions
How to make Munagaku Vepudu
- Remove the leaves from the stack. Wash and drain well.
- Heat a nonstick pan with cooking oil, temper with mustard seeds, urad dal, crushed garlic, curry leaves for couple of minutes.
- Then, add the drained drumstick leaves, combine well.
- Cook on high flame for couple mins. Then, add salt and turmeric powder.
- Simmer and cover with a lid. Cook for 5 mins, frequenlty stirring in between.
- Then, add red chili powder and mix. Sprinkle little water. Cook for couple of minutes.
- Finally, add boiled toor dal and mix well.
- Cover and cook for another 10 mins.
- The leaves get cooked in its own steam.
Sandhiya says
My all time favorite greens. I do prepare the same way and it looks tasty.
Priya Suresh says
A bowl of this stir fry is quite enough to finish my lunch happily with some rice and papads.
Mireille Roc (@ChefMireille) says
drumstick is not a common veg here and leaves even less so but I am sure this is a tasty veg side
Harini-Jaya R says
After my MIL introduced these greens to us, I never forget to get these when available in the stores.
Sarita says
Munagaku is one of the healthiest leaves.. I tried hardly one or 2 recipes.will try vepudu soon. Plate looks inviting . Love it.
usha says
Drumsticks leaves stir fry looks good and it could be a regional thing. My aunt is from Guntur and they had a drumsticks tree I their house. She made lot of varieties with drumsticks but don't remember rearing this stir fry.
Pavani says
I've never tasted munagaku. My mom never made it growing up. I wish I could taste it some time soon. Your curry looks delicious.