Gongura Pulusukura

Ingredients:

3 big bunch of gongura

4 green chillies

2 medium size onions

¼ tbs turmeric powder

Salt to taste

Popu:

1tbs each of aavalu (mustard seeds),senaga pappu(channa dal)and mina pappu(urad dal), ¼ tbs menthulu(fenugreek)and 1 red chilli.

Masala powder for taste:

Red chillies-4

Dhaniyalu-1tbs

Asafetida/hinge- ¼ tbs

Make all the ingredients fry in a pan with tbs of oil, till it turns brown color. Let it cool for few mins, and make it fine powder.

Method:

1.   Wash gongura leaves, onions, green chillies chop and set aside.

2.   Heat oil in khadai, add 2 tbs oil and popu once the seeds start popping , add onions, green chillies, curry leaves& fry for few mins.

3.   Add gongura leaves, turmeric, salt & stir well.

4.   Mix 200ml of water & stir, cook for 15min with lid. Continue to cook on low flame till the water is absorbed. Once it is done, the leaves would have changed color and lost shape. Stir it for a min add the masala powder to it.

5.   Then turn off the heat after 2 min & take it to a serving bowl.

6.   Gongura pulusukura is ready to serve

7.   Serve it with rice/ roti/ chapathi.