Vallarai Keerai which is called brahmi leaves in english, which is so good for memory power, which is so tasty, which is so easy to prepare, which pair beautifully when mixed with hot rice is going to be my next recipe. I already made a vallarai keerai sambar and this is my second recipe, i will soon share my third recipe which will be a kootu..So stay tuned for it.. Untill then i am leaving you with this recipe..
Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Serves : 4 to 5
Ingredients:
Oil - 1 tsp
Channa Dal / Kadalai Paruppu - 1 tblspn
Whole Pepper - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
Shallots / Sambar Onion - 10 peeled
Garlic - 5 cloves peeled
Dry Red Chilli - 2
Vallarai Keerai / Brahmi Leaves - 2 cups packed
Coconut - 2 tblspn
Jaggery / Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Method:
Heat oil in a kadai. Add in channa dal, pepper, dry red chilli and cumin seeds. Saute for a min.
Add in shallots and garlic, saute for couple of mins. Remove them to a blender.
In the same pan, add in the spinach and give a quick toss for a couple min. Add in coconut and mix for a min.
Remove that and add it to the same blender. Puree them coarsely. You can add little water if you need. Once they are roughly pureed add in jaggery, salt and tamarind. Puree again. You can adjust the consistency.
Serve with rice or idly and dosa.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your stuffs |
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| Wash your brahmi leaves |
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| Heat oil in a kadai |
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| Add in channa dal, pepper and cumin seeds |
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| add in dry red chilli |
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| saute for a min |
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| add in shallots and garlic |
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| saute for a couple of mins |
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| remove to a blender |
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| Now in the same pan |
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| add in brahmi leaves |
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| saute for a couple of mins |
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| Add in coconut |
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| give a quick toss |
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| add it to the same blender |
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| puree them roughly |
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| pour some water |
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| puree it |
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| add in tamarind, salt and jaggery |
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| puree again |
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| serve |
Hamaree Rasoi
Lovely and colorful looking chutney. Excellent preparation.
Deepa
Anonymous
Hi,
It look so delicious, how long can i keep it if i dun finished it in one meal? Tq
Aarthi
@AnonymousYou can store this in a air tight container in fridge for upto 3 days
Anitha Jaganathan
Hi Aarthi,
I tried this vallaria thuvaiyal recipe and it came out very well and taste. Great job! keep blasting!
Anonymous
I never knew vallarai could be prepared as chutney... Thank u for the recipe!
revathi
Tried out the thogayal today . It came out really well and tasted superb. All your receipes are great.
chitra
Tried this thovayal for dinner yesterday! Easy recipe and it turned out great. Thank you!
susi
hi akka...tried tis thovayal today...it was very tastyyy...:)
Nandhini Pandian
Hi Aarthi dear....
Please don't use tamarind for this vallarai chutney... Because tamarind will reduce the medicinal values of vallarai. We can use dry mango powder for the sour taste