Friday, May 29, 2009

Drumsticks on earth !!

This name is all thanks to Ma's whacky sense of humour or creativity, whichever sounds better. There is this really nice dish she makes with drumsticks and peanuts -one of her specialities, and it was made again yesterday.

When I took pictures of it, I asked her what its called and she says 'drumsticks on earth' and when I gave her this questioning look, she said 'if you can have drums of heaven (an indian-chinese chicken starter), why not drumsticks on earth'. I gave her this real smirky shocked expression, but then she stuck to the name, so here it is - drumsticks on earth !!



She got this recipe from her mother-in-law, who got it from her neighbour.
Its got a lovely flavour of peanuts and tender drumsticks really lap up the spices and taste totally awesome.
It goes with dal, rice, or you can chew on some, when you just want to give your teeth some exercise...the drumsticks used in this were so tender, you could eat it all up, but I felt like too much of a cow to keep chewing on it endlessly, so had to give up after a point !

What you need -

6 tender drumsticks
1/2 cup roasted peanuts
1 tsp chilli powder
pinch of turmeric powder
1 tbsp powdered jaggery (optional)
salt
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
small pinch of asafoetida

What you do with it -

Cut the drumsticks into 2" pieces and peel
Boil them with one cup of water, till just cooked
Make a coarse powder of the peanuts
Prepare a seasoning with cumin, mustard and asafoetida
Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, jaggery and the drumstick pieces
Sprinkle the roasted peanut powder on it and fry till its crisp

9 comments:

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

Heavenly dish on earth... And the name cracks me up! Great sense of humor !

Deepthi Shankar said...

Ha ha . thatz a very good name .. I love drumsticks

SJ said...

There is something called drums of heaven!? The last thing I knew was chicken 65. Not that I would be interested in chicken!
This one looks good. Except i have to try it with frozen drumsticks.

Manju said...

love that name..lol!!n the dish of course, looks delish!

Suparna said...

hi arch,

LOL....from drums on earth to cow chewing endlessly each line was as comical as it could be, had a hearty laugh dear :) :)
kante ka takkar in naming the dish must say!! my hugs to ur momy for that :)
would love to make this one sometime to experience the earthly lip smaking taste.
Happy weekend
TC

Unknown said...

Wow that's a new dish and a perfect name.

Purnima said...

Hee..was the title in Konkani or English? :D Loved the dish! My mom learnt a mashingasaanghey dish frm her colleague, was indeed tasty too..but gaayi mankey feel jauchey...:D (First time here, cracking up my sides n missing my amma's humor as well!)

Usha said...

Have never quite tried drumsticks in this manner....ever ! Sounds interesting and looks yum :-)

Miri said...

I can just imagine A Pachhi saying that :)

Looks good and similar to what we make with brinjals and drumstick...

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