MANATHAKALI KEERAI (NIGHTSHADE) THANI SAARU

MANATHAKALI  KEERAI (NIGHTSHADE ) THANI SAARU

½ cup of dhal,soaked for 6 hours then pressure cooker till cooked. Mash it up and keep aside.

150 gm manathakali keerai.

1 tomato,chopped

25 gm anchovies,optional

60 gm onion,finely sliced

30 gm garlic,pounded coarsely

41/2 thin coconut milk

½ cup thick coconut milk

Salt to taste

For tempering

2 tbsp oil

1 tsp mustard seeds*

1 tsp cumis*

1 tsp ulutham paruppu*

3-4 green chilie or dry chilie,cut into pieces

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp cumin powder

1.    Heat a pan and add in * ingredient  mix well. Add in the sliced onion,garlic and chilie stir fry till the onion turn light brown.

2.    Add in the turmeric powder and cumin powder mix well and pour in the thin coconut milk and add in the tomato and anchovies mix well and let it simmer over a low heat.

3.    Add in the vegetable and thick coconut milk mix well and let it came to a boil. Remove from the heat. I don’t like my vegetable to cook for long.