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    Home » Vegetarian Side Dishes » Ponnanganni Keerai Paruppu Poriyal

    Ponnanganni Keerai Paruppu Poriyal

    Published: Jan 2, 2016 · Modified: Oct 5, 2020 by Srivalli · 12 Comments

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    Happy New Year to all my readers!
    I am very happy to share this 60th Edition of BM with you all. A special thanks to all my BM friends.
    Starting this week with a Regional special and I will be featuring some Tamil Nadu dishes. 
    First in the series is this stir fry that we make with the Ponnanganni Keerai. On my research on its English name, some websites say it is called in English as Alternanthera sessilis, Dwarf Copperleaf, Ponnaganti koora in Telugu.
    These greens are famous for its medical value and advised for many home remedies. For its goodness and general value, many consume it regularly. Whenever I am struck my the fact that my Greens intake is less, I immediately over react and thrive on greens for couple of weeks. It then goes back to normal.
    However, I am planning on making this a habit. I am not known for my resolutions. Still I want to give myself something to chew on.
    This simple stir fry, though is made with very few ingredients, is a dish with art. Not everybody gets it done right. Its especially Amma's signature dish and all my colleagues simply love it. 

    Ponnanganni Keerai Paruppu Poriyal
    Ingredients Needed:
    Ponnanganni Keerai - 1 bunch
    Toor dal - 3 tbsp
    Onions - 2 tbsp
    Curry leaves few
    Garlic - 3 to 4 cloves
    Red Chili - 3 to 4 
    Mustard, Urad dal - 1/2tsp
    Salt to taste
    Oil - 1 tsp
    How to make the dry saute
    Pressure cook the toor dal till its almost cooked. The dal should retain its shape and not become too mushy.
    Wash and clean the greens. Drain and chop it fine.
    Let it drain all water.
    Heat a pan with oil, temper with mustard, urad dal, curry leaves, red chiles and crushed garlic.
    Then add the chopped greens. Sprinkle little water and cover with lid.
    Simmer for 10 mins, with frequently stirring in between.
    When the greens is cooked, add the cooked toor dal. Mixed everything together and simmer for 2 mins.
    Serve with rice.

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    Ponnanganni Keerai Paruppu Poriyal

    Course Main Dish – Dry Sautes
    Cuisine Tamil Nadu
    Dish Type Dry Side Dishes
    Author Srivalli
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    1. Hiba abbas says

      January 03, 2016 at 3:13 am

      yum recipes from Tamil Nadu.

      Reply
    2. rajani says

      January 03, 2016 at 6:35 am

      When I was in Chennai, I used to make sure that greens were consumed at least twice a week. Unfortunately, even I need that timely reminder now a days :D. Nice nutrient packed porial!

      Reply
    3. vaishali sabnani says

      January 03, 2016 at 10:08 am

      Nice and healthy...looks like a comfort dish. I have yet to taste these greens!

      Reply
    4. Gayathri Kumar says

      January 03, 2016 at 10:51 am

      I have a habit of cooking with greens once a week, but need to increase it. This poriyal looks nice..

      Reply
    5. Priya Suresh says

      January 03, 2016 at 8:09 pm

      I miss this keerai here, but enjoyed making dishes out of it during my stay in India, poriyal looks super healthy.

      Reply
    6. Padmajha PJ says

      January 04, 2016 at 1:10 pm

      This is surely a healthy dish.This greens is supposed to be very good for the eyes-giving a 'cooling' effect to the eyes.

      Reply
    7. Kalyani says

      January 06, 2016 at 7:03 am

      like PJ said, this is indeed a tonic for the eyes.... !! I miss cooking with these local varieties of keerai here.. delicious dry saute !

      Reply
    8. Pavani N says

      January 07, 2016 at 1:48 am

      I never tried ponagantikura, even though I've heard a lot about it. We don't get it here in the US, unfortunately. Curry looks healthy and delicious.

      Reply
    9. Sapana Behl says

      January 07, 2016 at 3:42 am

      Never used those greens but they sure does sounds healthy and tasty.

      Reply
    10. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      January 08, 2016 at 12:26 am

      I am really bad at trying out different greens and I should start making more of it. What a simple dish and very healthy as well.

      Reply
    11. Harini-Jaya R says

      January 08, 2016 at 1:47 pm

      A healthy one with those leaves. We don't get them here 🙁

      Reply
    12. veena krishnakumar says

      January 27, 2016 at 2:37 pm

      Greens are regular here and i cook ponnangani but not this way. Must try this too

      Reply

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