Ganike soppina halu saaru recipe I Nutritious greens curry

Recipe Categories: Curries I Sambar I Saaru
Preparation Time : 30 min Cooking Time : 25 min Serves : 4

Kasi Soppu is also called Ganike soppu. Kasi soppu is known as makoi in hindi, Manathakali in tamil. This is a fresh green that can be found grown  in South India. It belongs to the Solanum family, with lovely green leaves and produces tangy little blue or red berries, which has many medicinal values, ganike soppina haalu saaru taste great with ragi balls or steam rice.

Ingredients:

To cook –

Ganike soppu – 3 bunches

Green chilies or dry red chilies – 5-6 no’s

Garlic – 3-4 cloves

Whole green gram – 1/2 cup

To grind –

Dry copra – 5 tbs grated

Poppy seeds – 1/2 tsp

Cumin – 1 or 2 pinch

Peppercorns – 1/4 tsp

For seasoning –

Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves – 1 spring

Oil – 1 tsp

Salt

Milk – 1cup

 

Method:

Separate leaves of ganike soppu, rinse it water for twice or thrice, drain the water on it.

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Cook whole green gram separately until it is done or pressure cook it for 3 whistles by adding water to cook.

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Add cleaned greens,chilies and garlic, add a cup of water and cook it for 6-8 min in a medium flame by covering the lid of the pan,or pressure cook it for 1 whistle

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When it is done, alow it to cool, spread it on a plate, when it is cool, transfer it to a mixer jar and grind coarsely

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Dry fry all the ingredients in a medium flame

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Add dry coconut, dry roasted ingredients in mixer jar and make a powder without adding water, so that it get powdered

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Then add little water to grind and make a smooth paste.

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Heat a pan by adding little oil in it, sizzle mustard in it, then add curry leaves, make a low flame and add grounded paste

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Add cooked whole green gram into it, combine add salt to taste, stir and bring it to boil for  5-6 min (the consistency of the curry must be thicker)

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Remove from the flame, alow it to cool and when it is cooled add a cup of milk when you serve.

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Enjoy traditional Ganike soppina halu saaru with rice or ragi balls.

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6 Responses to “Ganike soppina halu saaru recipe I Nutritious greens curry”

  1. Prathima says:

    If ganike soppu is not available ,what greens can it be replaced with.

  2. Suneetha says:

    I tried this receipe . Really delicious.
    Now this has become regular dish at my home.

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