Thoothuvalai
Keerai [Solanum Trilobatum] is an excellent herb with numerous and amazing
health benefits. It is used in treating common cold, cough and to get rid of phlegm
in our chest. Thoothuvalai is basically a thorny creeper with purple flowers
and red fruits and grows really very fast. Thoothuvalai creeper has lots of
thorns in the leaves, so when your plucking it, you should be very careful. My
best advice is to use scissors when cleaning the leaves. Many recipes like
thoothuvalai kashayam, thoothuvalai rasam etc are made in many households. Thoothuvalai
is available in vegetable markets or from street vendors, but I pluck it from
my mom’s garden whenever I get a chance. For now, I am sharing Thoothuvalai
Keerai Chutney which is an excellent side dish for idlis and dosas. I know
Thoothuvalai is not available in most of the places, but if you come across or
get a chance, then do try to make some chutney and reap the benefits of the
same. Meanwhile, do check out other interesting and tempting chutney varieties here.
Here’s
how to make Thoothuvalai Keerai Chutney with step by step photos…
Other Chutney & Thogaiyal varieties that might be of your interest...
Ingredients
Thoothuvalai Keerai
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1 cup
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Dry Red Chillies
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2-3
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Onion
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1 chopped
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Tomato
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1 big chopped
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Garlic Cloves
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4-5
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Salt
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As needed
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Oil
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3 tsp
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For
Tempering
Oil
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1
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Mustard Seeds
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½ tsp
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Urad dal
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½ tsp
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Asafoetida
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One pinch
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Preparation
Time: 15 minutes
Cooking
Time: 10 minutes
Serves:
2
Author: Priya Anandakumar
Method
Thoothuvalai Keerai
Clean
the thoothuvalai leaves, it will have thorns so you have to be careful when
handling the leaves. Use scissors to get rid of the thorns in the middle stalk
carefully from each and every leaf.
Wash it
thoroughly with water and keep it aside.
Heat
one tsp of oil in a kadai and add thoothuvalai leaves. Now saute the leaves
until it shrinks and nice aroma arises. Transfer it to a plate.
Now
heat one tsp of oil and roast the dry red chillies.
Add onions, garlic and saute well until its colour changes
to golden brown colour.
Now add
the chopped tomatoes to the onions and saute until it turns mushy.
After
it turns mushy, switch off the stove and transfer it to a plate. Let it cool
completely.
Now add
the thoothuvalai leaves, dry red chillies, sautéed onion mixture to the mixer.
Add required amount of salt and grind it to smooth paste.
Transfer
the chutney to a plate. Heat oil in a kadai, splutter mustrard seeds, urad dal
and add it to the chutney.
Healthy
and delicious Thoothuvalai Keerai Chutney is ready to be enjoyed. Serve this
chutney with idlis or dosas.
Other Keerai Recipes that might be of your interest
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A lovely different style of chutney....... :)
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