Vallarai Keerai Thuvaiyal (Brahmi Leaves Thuvaiyal)
Having a toddler at home?? Upcoming is the recipe, which is 'the best' for toddlers. Vallarai Keerai thuvaiyal. A very healthy and tasty thuvaiyal. This keerai really helps in improving Memory Power and Concentration.
This thuvaiyal is very easy to prepare. You can prepare it in less than 10 minutes. Its very tasty indeed. My picture for this recipe is the best example for this. As soon as i prepared this thuvaiyal, my kid started eating it And i took this picture after grabbing it from him. Yes!! Only this much is left out!!
How to use Vallarai Keerai?
Just prick out the leaves alone, Wash well and use it.
Here is that kids friendly recipe..
Recipe For : 1
Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Ingredients:
Vallarai Keerai leaves - 2 handsful
Small Onion -2
Garlic pods - 2
Grated Coconut - 2 tbsp
Red Chili - 1
Pepper - 3 to 6
Channa Dal - 1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Tamarind - very little
Jaggery - a pinch
Salt - As required
Oil - 2 tsp
Procedure:
- Chop small onion and garlic to two. Adding Garlic gives nice flavor to thuvaiyal.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add Cumin seeds, channa dal, pepper and red chili to it. Adjust the spice according to your taste.
- When they splutter add onion and garlic.
- Saute till they are cooked and take everything out in a plate.
- Add washed keerai to the same pan and saute it,
- After the keerai has been cooked, You can see the keerai changing color. switch off the flame and add grated coconut and tamarind. Let everything cool.
- Take a Blender. Add the things which we have taken already in a plate to it and blend for a while.
- Now add cooked keerai , enough salt and jaggery to the blender and blend it coarsely. We are blending coarsely since we are making thuvaiyal out of it.
- Add little water if required.
- Enjoy your thuvaiyal with hot steaming rice and ghee. It also tastes good with Chapathi / Rice.
