Sunday 16 September 2018

SUNBERRY GREENS/MANATHAKKALI KEERAI GREENS/WONDERBERRY GREENS/CHUKKUTTY KEERAI CHUTNEY/THUVAYAL

Best accompaniment to hot steamed Rice,  Idlies/Dosas and Oothappams.

The greens are very popular in Tamilnadu. It is well known for healing ulcer and mouth ulcer.





Ingredients assembled:

Fresh Sunberry greens/Black nightshade greens/Wonderberry greens/Manathakkali keerai/Karunchukkutty keerai one bunch
Groundnut Oil 1 Tbsp
Grated coconut 100 g or one bowlful
Fried gram 100g
Rock Salt 1/2 Tsp
Dried chillies 5-7 pcs (optional)
Tamarind one marble size
Jaggery small piece
Peeled Garlic 4 cloves
Asafoetida one pinch

Procedure:

Wash the greens thoroughly.
Pluck the young green leaves, flowers, and tender stems.
Chop them roughly using scissor
Heat the wok with one tbsp oil on medium heat.
Transfer the green leaves and saute on medium heat until the remaining water absorbed and leaves turn shriveled.
Add other ingredients one by one.
Saute to combine
Sprinkle asafoetida.
Turn off the heat.
Set aside to cool down.
Transfer the sauteed ingredients to the mixer jar.
Add 100 ml water.
Run the mixer @ high speed.
Grind the greens and other ingredients to a coarse-textured or fine-textured up to your choice.
I ground the coarse-textured chutney here

Green chutney is ready to have with hot steamed rice/Idlies/Dosas/Oothappams.
It goes very well with hot steamed rice topped with ghee.
Give a try!

Cooking time including preparation time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 servings 2 liberal servings.

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