gongura pachadi

Ingredients:

• Gongura Leaves – 500gms
• Oil To Fry Gongura – 1/4Cup
• Oil For Seasoning – 1/8Cup
• Fenugreek Seeds – 1tsp
• Mustard Seeds – 2tsps
• Red Chilies – 15
• Salt To Taste
• For Onion Variation:
• Oil – 1/8Cup
• Bengal Gram – 2tsps
• Black Gram – 2tsps
• Mustard Seeds – 1tsp
• Fenugreek Seeds – 2, 3 Seeds
• Onion – 1

Preparations:

Pluck the leaves of Gongura from the stems. Wash, clean and take 500gms of Gongura and keep it aside. On a clean cloth, spread these leaves to dry. Let them dry in shade only— do not dry the leaves under sun. When these leaves are totally dried take them into a bowl and keep it aside. Break the red chilies into small pieces and keep them aside. Chop onion and keep it separately.

Method:

Take a deep pan with two big spoons. Heat the pan and add the leaves, little at a time and roast turning them with the help of the spoons as shown in the movie. Fry the leaves till they change color from green to somewhat black. When done remove them from the pan and spread in a plate to cool. Similarly fry all the leaves and keep them aside. Take oil in a pan and heat it. When oil is hot add the roasted Gongura leaves and fry them in this oil.