PONNUGANTI AAKU PODI KURA

Ponnuganti  is leafy vegetable good for eyes this is one of the  traditional recipe which was learnt by my mom

Ingredients = 

• ponnuganti aaku - 2 bundles 

• red chillies - 5 
• moong dal - 1/2 cup

• dry coconut - grated 1/3 cup
• garlic pods - 4- 5 

• salt 
• oil - 4 - 5 tsp
• onion - 2 medium
• green chilli - 3 
• mint leaves - 7
• turmeric - 1/3 tsp 

Talimpu = 

• urad dal - 1/3 tsp
• cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
• curry leaves - 5
• mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp 

Method of preparation - 

Wash , remove stems and finely chop the green chiles.

Wash , pat dry and roughly chop the ponnuganti aaku .

Peel ,and wash onion and chop them .

Peel and crunch  garlic pods .
Pluck and wash and dry mint leaves .

   Heat oil 1 tsp in a pan , separately fry all  ingredients like red chillies,cumin seeds ,heat separately  moong dal on medium flame until aromatic fry ,and keep aside to  cool to room temp.... 

 Grind all ingredients in a blender into a fine powder by adding garlic pods .

In a separate sause pan ,add oil and add all talimpu ingredients in an order when the urad dal turns into golden color add chopped onion ,green chillis ,mint leaves and fry for few mint's .

  Then ,add washed and drained ponnuganti aaku/leaves and saute it for few mint's uncovered so that the smell will go .

   Cover the fry for some time 9 - 10 mint's until the ponnuganti kura is cooked well .

  In the middle uncover the lid and mix the fry .

Add salt and turmeric powder and mix well .

Then add moong dal powder and fry for few mint's on medium heat and remove from heat .

Serve with steamed rice .




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