Sunday 21 April 2013

Vallarai Thuvayal

Vallarai as it is known in takmil has lots of medicinal value. It helps in improving a baby's memory power when consumed during pregnancy, helps in strong and long hair growth etc.
Its commonly known as Centella in English.

Ingredients:


  • Vallarai keerai - 3 hand full
  • Coconut - 3/4 cup
  • Red chilli - 2 to 4
  • Green Chilli - 2 to 4
  • Small onion - 6 to 10
  • Tamarind - size of a marble ball
  • Salt - to taste
  • Oil - 1 tb sp
  • Urudh dhal - 2 tsp
  • Mustard - 2 tsp


Method:



Clean and Wash the vallarai keerai.
Grate the coconut. peel the small onions.
Heat oil in a kadai, add the urudh dhal and mustard. When the mustard splutters add the red chillies, slit green chillies, tamarind and onion.
Saute till the color slightly changes.
Add the washed vallarai and coconut.
Saute well add salt.
Cool itr and grind it in a blender.
Serve with Idly or Dosa or for Tamarind rice.

Note: A little extra tinge of tamarind that that we usually add for other chutney is required since we are adding vallarai. After adding the greens saute till the leaves shrink or the color changes which will happen sooner.

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