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Vegan drumstick thokku served with fluffy white rice on a banana leaf.

Drumstick thokku

Flavorful dish with drumsticks. It goes well as a side dish. Also, tasty rice accompaniment when mixed with rice

Murungakkai variety

Fresh drumstick gives the best taste, but you can also use frozen drumsticks. Make sure it is not dry and old

Should I roast drumsticks in oil?

If you have fresh green drumsticks, you can skip roasting, but for slightly old ones, roasting in oil helps to absorb the flavor. If you want to reduce oil, you can steam cook drumsticks, but the flavor might vary.

Delicious drumstick thokku served with white rice on a banana leaf.

Amount of tomatoes?

Depends on the sourness of the tomato. Adjust accordingly.

CAN I add tamarind?

I like the sourness from tomatoes, hence I skipped tamarind. If you are adding tamarin, adjust the tomatoes accordingly

The shelf life of drumstick thokku

It stays good for 2 days in the fridge. For a longer shelf life, skip peanut oil and increase sesame oil.

Spice for brinjal thokku?

I used sambar powder. If you are using regular chilli powder or Kashmiri chilli powder, reduce the quantity accordingly.

COLOR OF THE drumstick thokku

The color of the thokku depends on various factors like the Sambar powder, tomatoes, etc.

CAN I skip the onion and garlic?

Onion and garlic give good flavor, so I would recommend them.

Ingredients

3 tablespoon peanut oil

½ teaspoon mustard seeds

1 teaspoon fennel seeds

12 small onions

Curry leaves

12 garlic

1 onion

Turmeric powder

Required salt

1 tomatoes

2 drumsticks

How to make Murungakkai thokku with step-by-step pictures

First, Heat oil and splutter mustard seeds, fennel seeds, and curry leaves

Close-up of peanut oil in a pan for drumstick thokku recipe.

Mustard seeds being added to a cooking pan for drumstick thokku recipe.

Fresh drumstick thokku served in a silver bowl, traditional South Indian recipe.

Add onion, small onion, and curry leaves; mix well

Cooking drumstick thokku with garlic in a pan for flavorful South Indian pickle.

Hand adding chopped small onions to a hot pan for cooking.

Fresh curry leaves being added to a pan for flavorful Murungakkai thokku.

Cooking drumstick thokku with onions in a stainless steel pan.

Furthermore, add turmeric powder and salt; saute well

Hand adding turmeric powder to a pan with cooked vegetables and spices.

Preparing flavorful drumstick thokku with salt in a traditional South Indian style.

Add tomatoes; saute well

Chopped tomatoes and spices cooking in a pan for Murungakkai thokku.

Preparing drumstick thokku with spices in a wok for traditional South Indian flavor.

Furthermore, add drumsticks; saute for a minute

Fresh drumsticks being cooked for traditional South Indian thokku.

Cooking drumstick thokku in a wok with spices and vegetables.

Add sambar powder; mix well

Adding sambar powder to drumstick thokku in a wok for flavorful cooking.

Furthermore, add water; close and cook till the drumstick cooks well

Adding water to drumstick thokku in a pan for authentic flavor.

Open and cook till the thokku comes together

Delicious Murungakkai Thokku, a flavorful South Indian drumstick pickle. Perfect for adding spice an.