A few weeks ago I posted drumstick curry without spiciness which received many compliments. So this time I am going to show you how to make the spicy drumstick curry recipe in Sri Lankan style.
This is one of the delicious vegan dishes many Sri Lankans, especially Tamil people often make for lunch.
Drumstick is a seasonal vegetable, thus we can’t buy this vegetable throughout the whole year. But once find this vegetable in the market, we never miss to buy it.
Basically, people prepare spicy drumstick curry recipe for lunch, but you can have this for dinner as well.
Alright, without talking much let’s jump into the main subject. Here is the best and tastiest way to make spicy drumstick curry recipe in Sri Lankan style.
My Favorite Combos
1. This Recipe + Rice + Spinach Curry + Dhal Curry
2. This Recipe + Rice + Fish Sodhi + Fish Fry
3. This Recipe + Pittu + Dhal Curry + Coconut Smabol
Spicy Drumstick Curry Recipe
Ingredients
- Drumsticks – 3 large
- Onion – 60g
- Garlic clove – 4 to 6
- Curry leaves – Few
- Curry powder – 1 ½ tablespoon
- Mustard seeds – ½ teaspoon
- Fennel seeds – ½ teaspoon
- Cumin seeds – ¼ teaspoon
- Cooking oil – As you need
- Tamarind juice – 100ml
- Thin coconut milk – 250ml
- Thick coconut milk – 50ml
- Salt – As you need
Instructions
1. Take the drumsticks and peel off the skin as shown in the picture below.
2. Cut them into 3 or 4-inch pieces. Wash them well and again cut them across as shown in the picture below.
3. Heat the oil and fry the drumsticks.
4. Fry them till it turns to light brown color. For me, it takes about 7 minutes. Once done, keep it aside for final preparation.
5. Chop the onion and slice the garlic cloves. Also, get ready with curry leaves, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, and mustard seeds.
6. Heat the oil, add mustard seeds, and let it splutter. Then add the onions and garlic. Stir and fry them till the onions turn to little brown. Now add curry leaves, cumin seeds, and fennel seeds. Fry all these mixture for one more minute.
7. Now take off the fried onion mixture and put them on top of the fried drumsticks.
8. Get ready with tamarind juice, thick coconut milk, and thin coconut milk.
9. Place the cooking wok on the stove and add the tamarind juice along with thin coconut milk. Also, add curry powder and salt. Mix well and cook covered under the high flame for 5 to 7 minutes.
10. Take off the lid, add the thick coconut milk, and cook covered under the high flame for 1 minute.
11. Take off the lid and add the fried drumstick plus the onion mixture. Stir, mix and cook uncovered under low flame for 1 minute.
12. Taste the gravy and adjust the salt if needed.
13. This is how to make spicy drumstick curry recipe in Sri Lankan style. Serve and enjoy this delicious vegan dish.
Notes
1: I instantly made coconut milk from grated coconut. If it is hard to find grated coconut use coconut milk powder or bottled coconut milk.
2: Don’t add more salt because the drumstick itself have some amount of salt.
3: If you don’t like spiciness, reduce the amount of curry powder.
Printable Recipe Card
- Drumsticks - 3 large
- Onion - 60g
- Garlic clove - 4 to 6
- Curry leaves - Few
- Curry powder - 1 ½ tablespoon
- Mustard seeds - ½ teaspoon
- Fennel seeds - ½ teaspoon
- Cumin seeds - ¼ teaspoon
- Cooking oil - As you need
- Tamarind juice - 100ml
- Thin coconut milk - 250ml
- Thick coconut milk - 50ml
- Salt - As you need
- Take the drumsticks and peel off the skin.
- Cut them into 3 or 4-inch pieces. Wash them well and again cut them across.
- Heat the oil and fry the drumsticks.
- Fry them till it turns to light brown color. For me, it takes about 7 minutes. Once done, keep it aside for final preparation.
- Chop the onion and slice the garlic cloves. Also, get ready with curry leaves, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, and mustard seeds.
- Heat the oil, add mustard seeds, and let it splutter. Then add the onions and garlic. Stir and fry them till the onions turn to little brown. Now add curry leaves, cumin seeds, and fennel seeds. Fry all these mixture for one more minute.
- Now take off the fried onion mixture and put them on top of the fried drumsticks.
- Get ready with tamarind juice, thick coconut milk, and thin coconut milk.
- Place the cooking wok on the stove and add the tamarind juice along with thin coconut milk. Also, add curry powder and salt. Mix well and cook covered under the high flame for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Take off the lid, add the thick coconut milk, and cook covered under the high flame for 1 minute.
- Take off the lid and add the fried drumstick plus the onion mixture. Stir, mix and cook uncovered under low flame for 1 minute.
- Taste the gravy and adjust the salt if needed.
- This is how to make spicy and thick gravy drumstick curry Sri Lankan style. Serve and enjoy this delicious vegan dish.
2: Don’t add more salt because the drumstick itself have some amount of salt.
3: If you don't like spiciness, reduce the amount of curry powder.
Here is the Video of this Recipe
This is how to make the spicy drumstick curry recipe in Sri Lankan style. When you have all the ingredients give it a try, I am sure you will like it.
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