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    Vallarai Keerai Thuvaiyal Recipe / Vallarai Keerai Thogayal Recipe / Brahmi Leaves Chutney Recipe

    July 3, 2014 By Aarthi 9 Comments

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    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..

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    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
    Tamarind Pulp - 1 tblspn
    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.

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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
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    Aarthi

    About Aarthi

    Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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    Comments

    1. Hamaree Rasoi

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      Lovely and colorful looking chutney. Excellent preparation.
      Deepa

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    2. Anonymous

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      Hi,
      It look so delicious, how long can i keep it if i dun finished it in one meal? Tq

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    3. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousYou can store this in a air tight container in fridge for upto 3 days

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    4. Anitha Jaganathan

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      Hi Aarthi,
      I tried this vallaria thuvaiyal recipe and it came out very well and taste. Great job! keep blasting!

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    5. Anonymous

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      I never knew vallarai could be prepared as chutney... Thank u for the recipe!

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    6. revathi

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      Tried out the thogayal today . It came out really well and tasted superb. All your receipes are great.

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    7. chitra

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      Tried this thovayal for dinner yesterday! Easy recipe and it turned out great. Thank you!

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    8. susi

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      hi akka...tried tis thovayal today...it was very tastyyy...:)

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    9. Nandhini Pandian

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      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

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