Sirukeerai Fry/Tropical Amarnath Fry

This is a healthy side dish which can be taken with rice. The cleaning alone takes time but once you have finished cleaning it takes only very little time to prepare. This side dish can be done easily when you are in a hurry and its healthy too. Sirukeerai is good source of vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate; they are also a source some dietary minerals including calcium, iron, potassium, zinc, copper, and manganese.This possess dietary fiber, which helps in enhancing digestion.Sirukeerai is also a very helpful with people who suffer from diabetes. 

Preparation Time :20minutes

Cooking Time :15minutes

 

Ingredients:

• Sirukeerai -1bunch
• Big onion -1
• Red chilli -3
• Curry leaves -A spring
• Mustard seeds/Kadugu -1tsp
• Urad Dal/Ulutham Parupu -1/2tsp
• Cumin seeds/Seerakam -1tsp
• Coconut  -2tblsp
• Fennel seeds/Sombu/Perunjeerakam -2tsp
• Salt -2tsp or as required
• Oil -1tblsp or as required

For Grinding:

• Coconut  -2tblsp
• Fennel seeds/Sombu/Perunjeerakam -2tsp

Grind this coarsely without adding water

Preparation:

• Discard the roots alone and wash the leaves of Sirukeerai along with the stem and chop it into fine pieces including the stem
• Chop onion into small pieces
• Grind coconut and fennel seeds coarsely without adding water

Procedure:

• Discard the roots alone and wash the leaves of Sirukeerai along with the stem and chop it into fine pieces including the stem
• Pour oil in a pan
• After oil gets heated add mustard seeds and after it splutters add urad dal, cumin seeds,red chilli and fry well
• Then add curry leaves, onion and fry well till onion becomes golden brown in color
• Then add chopped sirukeerai and fry well till it shrinks
• Then add salt and mix well
• Grind coconut and fennel seeds coarsely without adding water and add this and mix well
• Sirukeerai Fry is now ready!!!

Step by Step Procedure:

Take Sirukeerai and discard the roots

Wash the leaves of Sirukeerai along with the stem and chop it into fine pieces including the stem

Pour oil in a pan. After oil gets heated add mustard seeds and after it splutters add urad dal, cumin seeds,red chilli and fry well. Then add curry leaves, onion and fry well till onion becomes golden brown in color

Then add chopped sirukeerai and fry well till it shrinks

Then add salt and mix well

Grind coconut and fennel seeds coarsely without adding water and add this and mix well

Sirukeerai Fry is now ready!!!