This recipe is very famous and traditional one in andhra.We can say gongura is 'The king of green leaf vegetables'. Andhra is very famous for gongura(sorrel leaves).We can prepare many varities using it(sorrel leaves).If we think about gongura ,immediately andhra pradesh name is blinks in our mind.Because andhra is very famous for gongura.....like north india is famous for roties,tamil nadu is famous for idli sambar...kearala is famous for coconut oil recipes...
Ingredients
| sorrel leaves | 200grs |
| onion | 1 |
| green chillies | 5 |
| tamarind | 1 flake |
| salt | to taste |
| turmeric | 1/4 spoon |
| red chilli powder | 1 spoon |
| tur dal | 75 grs |
| oil | 2 spoons |
| ghee | 1 spoon |
| mustard seeds | 1/4 spoon |
| cumin seeds | 1/4 spoon |
| dry chillies | 2 |
| garlic cloves | 5 |
| curry leaves | few |
Preparation
Wash sorrel leaves in the water(add 1 spoon of crystal salt in that water).Better to soak for 20 minutes in that water.
Wash onion and green chillies and cut the onions and green chillies into medium size pieces.
Wash curry leaves and keep aside.
Remove layer of garlic cloves.
Method
1.Take a pressure cooker and add soaked tur dal and 2 cups of water and cook for 2 whistles.
2.After pressure is completely coming out then open the cooker lid. And mash the dal(coarsely). 3.Take a cooking vessel and add sorrel leaves,onion and green chilli pieces,salt,turmeric,tamarind flake and 3 cups of water and cook till sorrel leaves become so tender.
4.Add coarsely mashed dal and mix all well.
5.Add red chilli powder and cook for 5 minutes.
6.Taste the dal if salt is enough or not.If not add some more salt and mix well.Put off the flame.
7.Take a thick bottom vessel or kadai and put on the flame.
8.Add oil when kadai is heated.
9.After oil is heated add ghee.
10.Add mustard seeds when ghee is melted.
11.Fry mustard seeds when they started to splutter.Then add dry chillies and crashed garlic cloves and fry till garlic cloves turns into brown colour.
12.Add cumin seeds and fry for 5 seconds and add curry leaves and put off the flame.
13.Add these seasonings to sorrel leaves dal and mix all well.
14.Andhra special sorrel leaves dal is ready to eat with steam rice...Enjoy!....
Keep in the mind
Take special care when we wash the sorrel leaves.Sorrel leaves may have worms.So take care when you add any green leaves to the curry.
Some people like to add tomato also.If you like add tomato and avoid tamarind flakes.
There is one easy and simple step to prepare any dal varities.
Add all ingredients (except salt and tamarind) into the pressure cooker and add water and cook for 3 to 4 whistes.When the pressure is completely coming out from the cooker then open the lid and add salt and tamaind flakes and cook for 2 mintues.Finally add seasoning to this dal.This is very easy dal preparation.But follow this preparation if you do not have enough time to prepare this recipe.
Follow the first preparation for to get more tasty sorrel dal....
