Muringakka thoran

The most common side dish served with rice in the state of Kerala is Muringakka or Drumstick thoran. We can add more spice to the thoran by adding jackfruit seeds or chakka kuru. This side dish is not a new one for those living in Kerala. Muringa tree is found in common in the backyards of most of the houses in Kerala, and its leaves are perfect for thoran too. Muringa leaves are extremely tasty and healthy too. As Palak leaves are famous in the North of India, the Drumstick leaves are the popular ones in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

People have understood the goodness of Drumstics and have always made it a point to add them in most of the dishes. You will find Kerala fish curries too cooked with drumsticks or Muringakka to make it tastier and healthier of course. You can even find drumsticks in sambars too to make it yummy. Muringakka thoran is loaded with lots of nutrients that are essential for your body. Check the recipe and make sure you try it out with rice.

Ingredients

• Drumsticks -  4 nos
• Jack fruit seeds-  10 nos
• Coconut gratings - 1/4 cup
• Garlic - 4 cloves
• Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
• Green chillies - 2 or 3
• Oil
• Salt

Method

1. Cook the Jackfruit seeds in a vessel with a small amount of water and salt and keep it aside
2. In a mixer grinder, add coconut gratings, garlic, turmeric and green chillies and grind for 2 mnts
3. Cut the drumsticks into small pieces and split it into halves
4. Heat a pan, pour oil, add mustard seeds when the oil is heated
5. Now add the drumstics to it along with curry leaves
6. Add the cooked jack fruit seeds 
7. Now add the coconut mix along with salt
8. Close the lid and cook for 10-15 mnts
9. Serve with rice

Drumstick thoran or muringakka thoran is very good to taste. But care should be taken while choosing the right ones before cooking. If you prefer tasty thoran by your side, then make sure you pick young ones or else you may find it difficult to consume hard ones that show that they are aged. The thoran will be tasty and easy to consume if the inner portion is soft. You may consume the seeds too. there is no harm in it. but make sure you throw off the fiber part. The jelly like inner portion is very tasty when added with the right amount of salt and the correct proportion of coconut gratings. This common dish of Kerala can become your favorite too if you follow the instructions of the recipe. Enjoy a healthy meal with Muringakka thoran with chakka kuru with rice, and train yourself for a healthy day ahead. Though drumsticks are famous all round the world, many are not aware of the goodness of the leaves of drumstick trees. You can make thorans using drumstick leaves and I can guarantee you, it tastes heavens.