Ponnanganni Keerai (dwarf copper leaf in English) is known for its medicinal values. It's suits to make poriyal as it has a perfect crispy texture.This greens has iron, calcium, protein & vitamins. It good for eyes & skin. We include this greens in our diet for once in two weeks. Let's go to the recipe.
Ponnanganni Keerai Poriyal
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Easy and Healthy Stir fry with Ponnanganni greens
Author: Kalyani
Recipe type: Stir-Fry
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2
Ingredients
- Ponnanganni Keerai - 1 small bunch
- Onion - 1 medium sized
- Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
- Sugar - a pinch (optional)
- Salt - to taste
To Temper
- Seasame Oil - 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Urad dal - 1 tsp
- Red chillies - 2
Preparation :
1. Wash the greens twice and chop it roughly & keep aside.Chop the onion finely and make it ready.
Procedure :
1. Heat a pan with oil and add the items to temper. Once mustard cracks and urad dal turns brown, add red chillies and fry for a minute.
2. Now add the onions and sauté till it becomes transparent. Then add the greens along with sugar & salt.
3. Fry the greens in low flame until it shrinks in volume & gets cooked. This may take 5 to 7 minutes. No need to add water as the greens will leave out water.
4. After the greens got cooked, add coconut and mix well for 2 minutes. Once everything comes together, switch off the flame.
The healthy ponnanganni Keerai poriyal is ready! Serve with hot steamed rice & any Kuzhambu of your choice. We had it with Ennai kathrikkai Kuzhambu.
Notes :
1. Sugar is added to retain the green colour.
2. Cleaning the greens is very important to get rid of muds.