Soya Drumstick Kadhi

Hmm. Soya - A much used meat substitute in the North India, and Drumstick/Murungakkai - a much used Sambar vegetable in the South. Well, I married the two and the result is a lip-smacking kadhi or yogurt curry.

Well, my intention wasnt to get the two together, but I wanted to have kadhi, eat soya chunks, and also use up the lone drumstick that was slowly fading away into old age. So, I decided to make a kadhi with these two, and the result surprised me. Really!


Recipe serves 2 people.

Ingredients

1 cup Soya Chunks, boiled for about 5 minutes in water with salt
1 Drumstick/Murungakkai, chopped
2 cups Sour Yogurt
1 tbsp Bengal Gram Flour/Besan/Kadalai Maavu
2 Onions, sliced thin
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds/Jeera/Jeeagam
2 tbsp Coriander Seed Powder/Dhania powder/Malli podi
Chilli Powder - per taste
Salt - per taste
A Pinch of Turmeric powder
2 tsp of Cooking Oil


Method

1. Mix the gram flour with yogurt and beat well until they blend well. The resulting mixture should resemble a thin dosa batter.
2. In a saucepan, heat oil, add cumin seeds, and let them splutter.
3. Add the onions and saute well till they turn translucent.
4. Add chopped drumstick and soya chunks.
5. Add salt, coriander seeds powder, and turmeric powder, and saute well for about 2 minutes on medium flame.
6. Add the yogurt mixture and mix well.
7. Cook on high for 5 minutes and switch off flame.
8. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Pictorial

Whisk yogurt well until smooth and creamy

Add the gram flour

Whisk well into the yogurt until smooth and lump free

Keep your ingredients ready

In a kadhai, heat oil, and add cumin seeds

Add sliced onions and saute well

Add chopped drumsticks and boiled and squeezed soya chunks

Add salt

Add coriander powder, turmeric powder and chilly powder

Pour in the prepared yogurt mixture. Mix well, and boil for 2-3 minutes.

Add chopped coriander leaves for garnish and yummy kadhi is ready!

Enjoy!