Minna keerai kuzhambu | Premna latifolia curry-Kongu nadu village style [Saturday & saraswathi pooja]

Cuisine Style: Erode, Kovai, Tamil Nadu, south india | Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type : kadaiyal, curry, kulambu | Take with : Rice

Ingredients

• Minna keerai[Premna latifolia] – 1 bunch
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Sambar Onion [Shallots] – 6 [whole]
• Green chilli – 1 [slit]
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Dry red chilli - 1
• Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
• Red chilli powder -1/4 tsp
• Tamarind water - 3 tbsp
• Jaggery / Sugar - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed
  

Method

• Pluck the Minna keerai, wash & chop.
• Heat pan with oil then add mustard seeds & let it splutter.
• Then add asafoetida, sambar onion sauté till soft.
• Add green chilli, dry red chilli & curry leaves
• Add chopped minnak keerai, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, tamarind water, cook till soft.
• Add jaggery & salt cook for a min.
• Once cooked , cut off heat then serve hot with rice.

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