Maharashtrian Amti with Drumsticks - as tasty and simple as it gets !

Maharashtrian Amti with goodness of drumsticks and flavor of Goda Masala - my all time favorite

Quantity - for 2 people lunch

Ingredients -

Toor dal - 1 cup uncooked
Frozen drumsticks - 5/6
Mustard seeds - to temper
Cumin seeds - to temper
Haldi - to temper
Hing - to temper
Curry leaves - few leaves/strands
Green chillies - 2/3 as per spice
Kokam/dry Amsul - 3/4
Gul/Jaggery - 1 tsp grated
Goda Masala - 2/3 tsp
Fresh coconut - to garnish
Fresh coriander - to garnish
Salt - to taste
Peanut oil - for cooking
Water - for cooking

Procedure:

1. Firstly soak and wash toor dal nicely . Then cook it in pressure cooker with little haldi for atleast 3/4 whistles and enough water (2/3 cups).In the meanwhile , cook drumsticks in a saucepan with enough water to cover them . Else you can pressure cook them separately beforehand for 1 whistle . Do not overcook drumsticks - because they will become very soft and disoriented and loose all nutrients if overcooked.
2. Once dal is cooked well  , remove the access water and mash it properly . Reserve the water to be used later for cooking.
3. In a kadai , heat oil . Once it is hot , add tadka items - mustard seeds , cumin seeds , hing , haldi , curry leaves and green chillies chopped .Fry it nicely . Once tadka is fried well , add cooked drumsticks and stir them nicely to coat with tadka.
4. Next add the cooked dal and mix well nicely . Add salt and mix well . Add water and adjust consistency . Allow it to boil for atleast 7/8 mins
5. In the meanwhile add washed kokam and jaggery to the dal . Mix nicely .
6. After dal comes to a boil , add goda masala and stir well to ensure there are no lumps in it . Then adjust salt if needed and allow it to boil in simmer flame for 5 min.
7. Lastly garnish with coriander and fresh coconut .

Serve hot with steamed rice and tup and your favourite homemade pickle :)

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