Swanjhro (drumstick flowers) is one of the edible flowers used in the Sindhi Cuisine. Surprisingly I have not come across any recipes with this flowers in any other cuisine though the drumstick leaves are used extensively in South India.
Apart from making curries we also make raita with swanjhro.
Here is the recipe.
Ingredients:
Swanjhro / drumstick flowers .... 100 gms (about 1and 1/2 cups)
Yogurt .......................... 1 cup
Yellow mustard seeds .. 1/2 tsp (crushed coarsely)
Pepper corns ............ few (crushed )
Salt .................... to taste.
White vinegar .... 1 tbsp
Method:
1. Pick out the stems from the flowers.
2. Boil water adding salt and little vinegar. Tip in the flowers.
3. Boil for about 5 minutes and drain the water.
4. Repeat the boiling process again with fresh water to remove the bitterness from the flowers.
5. Drain the flowers and set aside.
6. Allow them to cool.
7. In a bowl take the whisked yogurt and add the flowers, salt, crushed mustard seeds and black pepper. Mix well.
