Drumstick Leaves Rice Podi ( Murungai Ellai Podi)

Nothing can beat the homemade drumstick leaves podi.  I usually stock these powder at home which taste great with hot steamed rice and a drop of ghee.  This will be handy when I feel lazy to cook.   Drumstick leaves are very good source of Iron, calcium, vitamins which is essential for healthy bones  for growing kids and for new moms.  

Ingredients :

1. Drumstick leaves - 2 cups
2. Channa dal - 3 tbsp
3. Ural dal - 2 tbsp
4. Ground nuts - 2 tbsp (or Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp or coriander seeds - 1 tbsp)
5. Dry coconut powder - 1 tbsp
6. Hing - 1 tsp
7. Tamarind - small lemon size
8. Salt to taste
9. Garlic - 2 cloves
10. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
11. Dry red chillies - 10 nos
12. Ghee - 2 tsp    

Method :

1.   Clean, wash and dry the drumstick leaves over paper towels for an hour.

2.   Dry roast the drumstick leaves till crispy.

3.   Heat ghee in the pan, roast channa dal, urad dal, ground nuts, tamarind, garlic, cumin seeds, red chillies and allow them to cool completely.

4.  Grind them to coarse or fine powder along with the drumstick leaves, salt and hing.

5.  Store it in air tight container.

Serve it with rice &  ghee.