Vallarai Keerai Thuvaiyal Recipe with step by step pictures. Simple Vallarai Keerai Thogayal Recipe or Brahmi Leaves Chutney Recipe.
Vallarai Keerai Thuvaiyal Recipe
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.. Until then i am leaving you with this recipe.
How to Make Vallarai Keerai Thuvaiyal Recipe
- 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.
Vallarai Keerai Thuvaiyal Recipe | Brahmi Leaves Chutney Recipe
Vallarai Keerai Thuvaiyal Recipe with step by step pictures. Simple Vallarai Keerai Thogayal Recipe or Brahmi Leaves Chutney Recipe.
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
- Tamarind Pulp - 1 tblspn
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- 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.
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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