Drumstick Rasam - Ramya S

Yields: 2 to 3 people
Cooking time: 20 to 25 mins. Soak rice for 30 mins before hand

List of Ingredients

2 Long drumsticks
7 flakes garlic medium sized

Part A
½ cup rice (needs to be soaked)
2 tbsp seasame seeds
4 green chillies (according to your spice level)
1 tbsp grated coconut.
Salt as per taste

Part B
1 tsp Urad dal
1 tsp jeera
1 Red chilli
Curry leaves
Oil just for seasoning

Procedure
1. Soak rice in enough water for half an hour.
2. cut the drum sticks to desired length (3 to 4 inches would be fine)
3. cut garlic into small pieces
4. Boil drumsticks along with garlic with a pinch of salt in enough water in a pan with closed lid.
5. In mean while grind the Part-A ingredients into brittle powder then add water and grind until you get a consistency of dosa batter.
6. When the drum sticks are cooked, reduce the flame and add this grinded mixture slowly to it and stir continuously this is just like what we do while preparing upma.
7. You can add water if you feel it is too thick.
8. Bring it to a slight boil and give the seasoning with Part B ingredients and switch it off.
9. Check for the salt and if it is not enough you can add even now .
10. Garnish with Corainder.

Note
You can use frozen drum sticks also for this dish .
Very little amount of oil is used in this dish.
Be sure to not to over cook drumsticks, they will break.

Recipe Courtesy
My Mom