Munakkaya Gojju or Drumstick Masala Curry is an authentic Rayalaseema dish from Andhra. In this dish, spices and coconut paste is cooked till almost dry to give a nice coating to the Drumstick.
I learned this dish from Athamma and previous to this, I have never eaten Drumstick in anything else other than Sambhar. When I introduced to my parents, they loved it too. As expected, Athamma makes it different every time. This time around we added Ginger Garlic paste and coconut paste.
Sometimes I just add crushed garlic, sometimes with Coconut Milk. We mostly serve this with Andhra Pappum especially Vankaya Pappu. The first time I shared this, it was about during my initial months of blogging and it was part of my Lunch Box Series. Hubby Dear used to carry packed lunches and I used to share those boxes. My first post on my Lunch Box Series was about 11 years old.
I came around clicking new pictures and decided to blog about this recipe in a separate post as Munakkaya Gojju surely deserves a post of its own. Hubby dear no longer packs a lunch box and I had to borrow Peddu's steel dadda for this picture.
Reading that post was so nostalgic and remembering those days and wonder how time has flown!
Anyway, this dish is a classic way to enjoy Drumstick, do try it. For the second day of Indian Regional Dishes in BM#90, I have a classic one from Andhra.
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Munakkaya Gojju | Drumstick Masala Curry
Ingredients needed:
2 nos Drumstick approx 2 cups
1 cup Onions
3/4 cup Tomatoes
1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1 tsp Coriander Powder
A Pinch Turmeric Powder
Salt to Taste
1 tbsp Oil
1/4 cup Coconut Paste thick and smoothly ground
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1/2 tsp Urad Dal
Handful Curry leaves
Method to prepare:
Clean and cut drumstick. Chop onions and tomatoes finely.
Heat a nonstick pan with oil, add mustard seeds and urad dal, once they splutter, add onions. Fry till they are brown in colour, then add ginger garlic paste, saute for a couple of minutes.
Next add tomatoes, turmeric powder, and salt.
When the tomatoes turn mushy, add chili powder, coriander powder. Cook till oil comes out. Then add drumstick pieces.
Add required water and bring to boil.
When the drumstick is cooked, add coconut paste and cook on high flame for 5 mins. The drumstick gets cooked within 10 mins. Simmer and cook till the gravy covers the drumstick nicely.
If you make this a thick dry dish, serve it along with Vankaya Pappu. Else you can serve it with rice as such.
The final dish has to be a thick gravy coating the drumstick.
Munakkaya Gojju | Drumstick Masala Curry
Ingredients
- 2 nos Drumstick approx 2 cups
- 1 cup Onions
- 3/4 cup Tomatoes
- 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- A Pinch Turmeric Powder
- Salt to Taste
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1/4 cup Coconut Paste thick and smoothly ground
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Urad Dal
- Handful Curry leaves
Instructions
- Clean and cut drumstick. Chop onions and tomatoes finely.
- Heat a nonstick pan with oil, add mustard seeds and urad dal, once they splutter, add onions. Fry till they are brown in colour, then add ginger garlic paste, saute for a couple of minutes.
- Next add tomatoes, turmeric powder, and salt.
- When the tomatoes turn mushy, add chili powder, coriander powder. Cook till oil comes out. Then add drumstick pieces.
- Add required water and bring to boil.
- When the drumstick is cooked, add coconut paste and cook on high flame for 5 mins. The drumstick gets cooked within 10 mins. Simmer and cook till the gravy covers the drumstick nicely.
- If you make this a thick dry dish, serve it along with Vankaya Pappu. Else you can serve it with rice as such.
- The final dish has to be a thick gravy coating the drumstick.
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Shweta Jindal says
Loved the simplicity of this dish ! is it served with rotis too?
farah says
i love drumsticks! we too use it only in sambhar. this looks like an easy and simple side dish for lunches!
Nalini says
Flavorful drumstick gojju,its popular in Chettinadu cuisine also.I too make almost the same way,due to unavailability of fresh drumsticks make it rarely.
Varada says
I am always amazed how most of your masalas have an onion tomato base. For me that is a special recipe. 🙂 I too had never eaten drumstick in anything other than ambit (dal).
Annapurnaz says
Drumstick is rarity here in Punjab. I get them only when my aunt visits us from Mumbai. She has a tree in her backyard, so gets some for me. This time I'll make this masala curry from drumsticks.
Sowmya:) says
Drumstick is a favourite of my husband....I am sure he would relish this curry if I make it for him. Bookmarking! Looks so fabulous!
vaishalisabnani says
I have always loved drumsticks and now I eat them almost every alternate day as these have unbelievable health benefits . We make them almost in the same way except the tadka and coconut paste which make it typical .
Loving the fresh green colour of these well cut drumsticks , simple yet delicious recipe .
harini says
OMG! Such an easy and delicious recipe using drumsticks. I am so going to make it. Loved the ingredients.
Priya Suresh says
Even we make something similar too but my mom used to add both brinjal and jackfruit seeds in this curry. Fingerlicking goodness definitely.
code2cook says
I bookmarked this, looking so delicious. drumstick I have never tasted but my husband loves this a lot. will trythis.
Simply Tadka says
This drumstick curry looks so simple and tasty.. perfect for lunchbox.
Gayathri Kumar says
Even I eat drumstick only in sambar. This gojju is so different and those masala added sounds so flavourful. Even with a simple rasam, this would make a nice meal.
sapna says
I also use drumstick in sambhar only and never knew that it can be made like this.New pictures are nice Valli.