Ganike soppina halu saaru recipe I Nutritious greens curry

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.
Cook whole green gram separately until it is done or pressure cook it for 3 whistles by adding water to cook.
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
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
Dry fry all the ingredients in a medium flame
Add dry coconut, dry roasted ingredients in mixer jar and make a powder without adding water, so that it get powdered
Then add little water to grind and make a smooth paste.
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
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)
Remove from the flame, alow it to cool and when it is cooled add a cup of milk when you serve.
Enjoy traditional Ganike soppina halu saaru with rice or ragi balls.
very good recipy
Thank you 😊
If ganike soppu is not available ,what greens can it be replaced with.
Harvie soppu or Dantina soppu, chakkota soppu can be replaced following the same procedure
I tried this receipe . Really delicious.
Now this has become regular dish at my home.
Tqsm 😊 🙏