Drumstick leaves poritha kootu

Ingredients :

• Drumstick leaves - 1 cup [ heaped ]
• Moong dal - 1 / 4 cup
• Potato - 1 big [ cut in to cubes ]
• Salt - as required
• Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 tsp
• Tamarind - gooseberry size
• Asafoetida - 1 / 4 tsp
• Curry leaves - little

For wet grinding :

• Urad dal - 1 tsp [ fried ]
• Red chillies - 2 to 3 [ fried ]
• Fresh grated  coconut - 1 cup

For seasoning :

• Coconut oil - 2 tspn
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 1 / 2 tsp
• Grated coconut - 1 tbls
• Curry leaves - few

Method :

Pressure cook moong dal, potato adding enough water, salt, turmeric powder , tamarind paste. Fry leaves separately in little oil till it shrinks.[ do not over fry ] Heat one tspn oil in a kadai, fry urad dal and red chillies till urad dal is golden in colour. Add grated coconut and powder finely or grind to a fine paste. Add this to the boiling vegetable mixture.Check for salt, and add more water to get required consistency. Simmer and boil for 5 mts. Season with mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves and 1 tbspn grated coconut in coconut oil. When the coconut turns golden, pour over along with drumstick leaves to  the  boiling mixture. Mix well and remove from the heat. Serve hot with rice.