Brain - Boosting Brahmi Leaves Curry

    Brain –Boosting Brahmi Leaves Curry:

          Brahmi leaves or vallarai keerai is a herb with lots of medicinal value. It helps to boost memory power. Brahmi leaves are usually advised to kids who are dull in their studies..

                         

Ingredients :

·        Brahmi leaves/Vallarai leaves – 1 cup

·        Toor dal or channa dal or moong dal – ½ cup

·        Onion – 1  chopped

·        Tomato – 1 chopped

·        Garlic cloves – 4

·        Chilli red/green – 4

·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

·        Tamarind paste – 1 spn (optional)

·        Salt as needed,sugar - 1spn

·        Water – 1cup

For tempering :

·        Oil – 1 spn

·        Mustard seeds – 1 spn

·        Asafoetida- a pinch

·        Urad dal – 1 spn

·        Channa dal – 1 tsp

·        Red chilli – 1

Preparation :

·        Clean ,wash and cut the vallarai leaves. Discard the stem.

·        Pressure cook the toor dal along with green leaves , tomato ,chillis, garlic, turmeric powder and salt needed with 1 cup of water for 5 whistles.

·        When the pressure cools down, mash the dal mixture.Grind the mixture in a mixer.keep it aside.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan and add the tempering items.

·        Add the ground dal mixture and stir well. Mix well everything and add water if needed.

·        Check the salt . Add spn of sugar to avoid its bitterness.

·        Cook it for 2 mins and change the curry into serving vessel…done !
                                               

Serve hot with rice.  J