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PARUPU KEERAI

Hi All,
PARUPU KEERAI! This green leaves is very familiar in Bangalore. In Pollachi I have never heared about this keerai, After coming to Bangalore I hear about this keerai so many times and finally one day I asked a recipe with keerai in FB.
A good FB friend Ms.Vijayal Vellingiri generously shared the recipe with me and the pappu came out wonderful.Many others also shared different recipes, will share all the recipe soon.The recipe is so simple yet yummy.
Simple, delicious, healthy pappu keerai recipe is below,
RECIPE COURTESY: MS.VIJAYAL VELLINGIRI.
COOKING TIME : 20 mins.
SERVINGS: 3 members.

INGREDIENTS :
Toor dal/ Thuvaram parupu- 1/2 cup.
Parupu keerai- 2 cups.
Tomato- 1.
Garlic- 4 pods.
Mustard- 1/4 tsp.
Cumin- 1/2 tsp.
Onion- 1 no.
Green chilli- 3 nos.
Salt- as per the taste.
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp.
Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp.
Coriander leaves- 2 tsp
Ghee/ oil- 2 tsp.

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METHOD :
  1. Chop green chillies, onions to medium sized pieces.
  2. In pressure cooker cook toor dal, tomato, garlic with enough water for 3 whistles or till dal cooks to soft.
  3. When pressure subsides, open and mash them finely using ladle.
  4. Heat 1 tsp oil/ ghee in a wide pan, add mustard and when mustard starts spluttering, add cumin, green chillies, onions and fry till translucent.
  5. Then add keerai, mix well, add cooked dal mixture, salt, turmeric powder and cook for 5 mins.
  6. When pappu/ dal mixture boils to gravy consistency, remove from flame.
  7. Add coriander powder, ghee to boiled pappu and mix once.
  8. Serve hot with rice and roti.

    HAPPY COOKING!!
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