Hi Friends !!! I was just thinking..... why dont we share recipes that we can use green leafy vegetables as the main ingredient???? I dont know if anyone had already started this thread, but this is something which I had not come across. Prema
It has been long since I started this thread and no posts so far... so let me start posting. Since Iam a South Indian (Andhra), so let me start posting Andhra Recipes first. Here comes authentic Gongura Pachadi without which Andhra Cusine is incomplete. Ingredients: Gongura : 5 Bundles ( It is probably called Red Sorrel Leaves or Ambad Bhaji or Ambada..... each leaf is divided into 5's like a star...) Dry red Chillies : 2 handsfull Methi Seeds : 1 Tsp Dhania : 1 Tb Sp Garlic : Pods of one bulb Oil : 5Tbsp Mustard Seeds : 1 Tsp Slit Urad Dl : 1 Tsp Hing : 1/4 Tsp Salt : As per taste Method: Pluck the leaves from the stems, wash and dry on a cloth in shade if you want the pachadi to stay for a longer peroid else, you can just wash and start the procedure. Chop the leaves and keep aside. Add one drop of oil and fry the methi seeds, Dhania seeds and dry red chillies. Cool and grind to a fine powder. Add 1 Sp of oil and fry the chopped gongura leaves, keep mixing add salt after the leaves are shrinked.Keep mixing and lighly mash with a laddle till the moisture evaporates. Put off the flame and add the redchilli, methi and dhania powder and mix well. Heat oil in another pan, add the spit urad dal, mustard seeds when the seeds splutter add the garlic pods and hing. Add this seasoning to the Gongura leaves mixture. Let it cool to room temperature. Store in container. Serving : Mix with hot rice and til oil. Note : Spice levels may vary depending on the chillies and individual choice. Since the leaves are sour to taste, slightly more spicy would taste good. Hope you would try this recipe and give feedback to me and also try to post more on Greens. Prema
Hi Prema, Very nice and healthy thread you have started. I would like to share Palak Paratha. Ingredients: Finely chopped palak-1 Bunch whole wheat flour-2 cups red chili powder-2 tsp green chili finely chopped-1 garam masala powder-1 tsp jeera-1 - 2 tsp salt According to taste oil-2 tsp Method: Mix the Flour and palak in a bowl.Add all other ingredients. Add water to the mixture and make a dough out of it so that you can roll it out. Knead the dough well and set aside for about 1/2 an hour. Now you can make small balls out of the dough and roll it .Heat a tava over medium high and put the rolled out paratha. Enjoy it with Rayta,Pickle or Ketchup. Hope you would like it.
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