Vallarai Thuvaiyal:

Ingedients:

Vallarai Greens 1 cup(leaves alone)
Coconut grated 1 cup
Urad dal 1 fistful
Ginger 1″(optional)
Garlic 4 beads
Peppercorns 4
Cumin 1/4 spoon
Dry red chilies 5-6
Tamarind paste 1/4 spoon
Curry leaves few
Salt
Ghee/oil.

Method:

Wash the greens and set aside.

In a wok, heat Ghee. Add pepper, cumin, chilies and curry leaves. Fry for aout 2 minutes.

Then followed by ginger and garlic.

Add urad dal and fry real good. Maybe till it turns to golden color.

Now add coconut and fry for another 2 minutes.

Add the leaves and fry till they wilt.

Finally add tamarind paste to it and fry for another 2 minutes.

Remove from heat. Bring this to room temperature and wet-grind coarsely using very limited water.

Serve to go with plain steamed rice. Running a spoon ful of ghee would make it less bitter!