Monday, February 25, 2013
Gongura Spice Powder
Gongura / Pulichaikeerai is the green which
has the the sour taste, so it is called by the name pulichaikeerai in Tamil. It
is small plant whose leaves are used in cooking. It is used in India only. It
is called as gongura in telugu.
We make masiyal with these
greens usually. I want to make a spice
powder with it. It was with a sour taste which is best with rice.
Gongura leaves – a handful
Cumin – ¼ tsp
Pepper corns – 4
Dry chilly – 2
Channa Dhal – 2 tbs
Urad Dhal – 1 tbs
Oil – 1 tsp
Salt as required
Method :
Heat a pan , dry roast the
leaves till all the moisture are evaporated.
Heat another pan , add the
oil followed by cumin , pepper corns , dry chilli , channa dhal and urad dhal .
Roast well.
Add the roasted gongura
leaves and sauté till crisp.
Let it cool.
Add the required salt and
grind into a fine powder.
Gongura spice powder is
ready to serve.
Serve with steamed rice
along with ghee.
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Wow...looks so tangy...
ReplyDeletewhat a coincidence !!when i was having today's lunch one thing that came into my mind was this gongura powder my Andra colleague used to bring..when i open the system ,to my surprise you posted the same :)thnx for this recipe..
ReplyDeletegongura my fav,like this idea of podi,shall try it soon
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for sharing the preparation method of the spice powder.
ReplyDeleteDeepa
so spicy and it will be tangy a little bit i think:)
ReplyDeleteNice powder. new to me... Sara, Thanks for linking in my event... but you have to use logo of my event in your post too Dear.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Made it as per the above recipe. Came out excellent! Perfect. Tastes good with warm sesame oil too. Thanks for sharing, Sara.
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