Best Drumstick Tomato Curry Andhra Style

Drumstick Tomato Curry andhra style is one of the simple south Indian recipes made with tender drumsticks, tomatoes and onions as the main ingredients. Keeping the health benefits of drumsticks in mind one should have them at least once a month.

Drumstick Tomato Curry


One can make Mulakkada tomato Kura with fewer ingredients. We can add vegetables like brinjal or potatoes to this recipe or add boiled eggs. When we add appropriate proportions of tomato and onions then the flavour of this recipe gets enhanced.

In order to obtain gravy, we have added a generous quantity of tomato and onions, tomatoes give you a tangling flavour whereas onions compensate with a sweet flavour.

Apart from the flavours, this recipe is light on digestion and is packed with nutrients, Vitamin C, Vitamin A and dietary fiber. Choosing drumsticks while cooking these recipes matters, if they are tenders then we need not remove their skin; if they are hard then cooking those takes time.

You may also like to check other recipes:

Tomato Onion Curry,

Cauliflower Curry,

Tomato Gravy Recipe,

Brinjal Curry and

Tomato Rasam Recipe.

Drumstick Tomato Curry Andhra Style, Mulakkada Tomato Kura

Drumstick Tomato Curry is one of the simple Andhra recipes made with tender drumsticks, tomatoes and onions as main ingredients.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Andhra, Indian
Keyword Drumstick Tomato Curry, Mulakkada Tomato Curry
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 3
Calories 200 kcal
Author Uppada Lakshmi

Ingredients

  • 2 No. Drumsticks whole sticks
  • 3 tbsp. Oil
  • ½ tbsp. Mustard seeds
  • ½ tbsp. Cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp. Moong dal
  • ¾ Large bowl Onions
  • 6 No. Green chillies
  • ½ tbsp. Turmeric powder
  • tbsp. Salt
  • ¾ Large bowl Tomatoes
  • ¾ tbsp. Red chilli powder
  • 200 ml. Water
  • ½ tbsp. Garam masala powder
  • 2 tbsp. Coriander leaves

Instructions

  1. In a pan add oil and once it heats up add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and moong dal.
  2. Once mustard seeds splutter add sliced onion pieces and green chillies and sauté them till they turn their colour to translucent.
  3. Choose tender drumsticks and cut them into small pieces of your desired size.
  4. Add them into onions and add little salt and turmeric powder, mix well.
  5. Let drumsticks get cooked on low temperature with lid covered for 5 minutes.
  6. Add tomatoes and again cook for 5 minutes with lid covered.
  7. Once tomatoes turn soft add red chilli powder, water and cook further till drum sticks turn soft.
  8. Once you get thick gravy, add little garam masala powder and mix well.
  9. Add little coriander leaves and mix.
  10. Serve Munakkada tomato kura or Drumstick tomato curry hot accompanied with rice or roti.

Recipe Video

How to make Drumstick Tomato Curry:

  • Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and moong dal.
Drumstick Tomato Curry: frying spices
  • Slice onions into thin slices and add them.
Drumstick Tomato Curry: Add sliced onions
  • Add green chillies and sauté for a while till they turn translucent.
Drumstick Tomato Curry: Add sliced green chillies
  • Cut drumsticks into small pieces by removing their skin and putting them.
Mulakkada Tomato Kura: Adding drumsticks
  • Sprinkle turmeric powder and salt, and mix well.
Sprinkle turmeric powder and salt
  • Close the lid and cook for 5 minutes on low heat.
Mulakkada Tomato Kura: Close the lid
  • Add sliced tomatoes and cook further for 5 minutes with the lid covered till tomatoes turn soft.
Mulakkada Tomato Kura: Add sliced tomatoes
  • Sprinkle red chilli powder and add a little water and cook further for 5 minutes with the lid covered.
Add red chilli powder and water
  • By this time drumsticks get cooked and you get good gravy.
Munakkada Tomato Kura
sprinkle garam masala powder
  • Add coriander leaves and mix well.
Add coriander leaves
  • Serve Drumstick Tomato Curry with plain rice or with chapatti.
Watch the Drumstick Tomato Curry | Mulakkada Tomato Kura Video on YouTube.

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