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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Ponnaganti/Water Amaranth and Pesarapappu(moong dal) Curry

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Ingredients:-

Ponnganti/WaterAmaranth 2 bunches.
Pesara papu 1/2 cup
Onion 1 chopped
Green chillies 2 slited
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste


Tempering/Seasoning

Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
Udad dal 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
Red chilly dry 1 broken into pcs
Curry leaves
Oil 2 tbsp

Method:-

Soak moong dal for 1 hr.

Pluck water amaranth leaves from the stems and wash thoroughly.Chop them and soak in the water until use.

Heat oil and add all the tempering ingredients.

Add onions and green chillies.Saute till onions are fried.

Then add the leaves and soaked moong dal.

Add turmeric powder and salt and mix well.

Cover and cook until water dries.(no need of adding water as the water amarnath leaves enough water to cook)

Once the water is dried add the red chilly powder and saute for a while.

Serve as a side dish to rice.

8 comments:

  1. lovely!! i hope you will consider adding this and more recipes to The Recipe Diary

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  2. Totally new to me..but looks simple and tasty
    Deepa

    Hamaree Rasoi

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  3. My favourite greens, looks awesome..

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  4. Wow! nutrient packed dish...loved the click..

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  5. curry looks delicious ...never prepared anything with these greens ..thanks for sharing

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  6. That is a new kind of leaves for me. Love the curry pic :)

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