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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Sajana Phula Batibasa ( Drumstick flowers cooked with poppy seeds )

Another simple and tasty preparation with drumstick flowers. Making to most of the opportunity to sample drumstick flowers and leaves during my stay in Rourkela, I cannot help but try out both old and recipes with them. Since winter has set in, most of the leaves have fallen out but the drumstick trees are laden with flowers and fruit during this time of the year.

Read on -






Preparation Time - 10-12 mins

Ingredients -


  • 1 1/2 cup drumstick flowers
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 1/2 tsp poppy seeds
  • 1 small onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 garlic flakes
  • 2 green chili (broken into 2-3 pieces)
  • 1 1/2 tsp mustard oil
  • salt to taste


Preparation - Pluck the drumstick flowers from the bunch. Throw away the dried and shriveled ones. Wash and clean them.

Cooking - Mix all the ingredients in a small wok. Add about 1/4 cup water. Cover with a lid and cook on a low to medium flame for 7-8 minutes.

Serve hot with white rice.


1 comment:

  1. Extremely new dish to me,if i get drumstick flowers will try to make it..

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