Traditional Indian greens- Manathakalli or kaasi soppu (Part 4)
Posted By HealthyBuddha on Tuesday 13th December 2022
For those who dont know it, manathakkali plants are small and measure 3 feet tall. Its commonly called black night shade in English, and found in India and Africa.
Health benefits
- Manathakkali keerai has lots of medicinal properties and benefits:
- Rich in antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties
- Rich in calcium, iron, phosphorus and vitamin C
- Helps stabilize blood sugar levels
- Treats ulcers, seizures and stomach burn
With so many benefits associated with manathakkali keerai, including it in your diet can help in many ways. Here is a simple kootu recipe made using the leaves.
- Wash ¼ cup yellow moong dhall and soak in a pressure cooker with 1 and half cup water. Clean, wash and chop the leaves, flowers and fruits of one bunch manathakkali keerai. Add to the moong dhall.
- Cut 1 green chilli, 1 small tomato, 3 cloves garlic and 7 to 8 sambhar onions and add to the cooker. Add ¼ tsp. Turmeric powder and pressure cook with whistle for 5 minutes.
- Add salt after its cooked and temper with ½ teaspoon urad dhall, mustard seeds and cumin seeds each, 2 dry red chillies and 2 pinches asafoetida. Stir and the manathakalli kootu is ready to serve with hot white rice or chapathi.
We would love to know how you use it in your household
Well be back soon with the next greens of the series, sakothina or parrapu or bathua.
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