MIXED GREEN LEAVES GRAVY[MAHARASTRA]

INGREDIENTS:-

1. Green leaves             5 types
2. Green chilies            8
3. Tamarind                  lemon size
4. Jaggery                    1 tbsp
5. Bengal gram flour   4 tsp
6. Curd                        1/2 cup
7. Groundnut               1/2 cup
8. Bengal gram            1/2 cup
9. Turmeric                  1/2 tsp
10. Salt                           1 tsp
11. Chilly powder          1 tsp
12. Water                        2 cups

FOR SEASONING:-

1. Oil                            1/2 cup
2. Mustard seeds          1 tsp
3. Jeera                         1 tsp
4. Hing                          1/4 tsp

METHOD

• Soak Bengal gram, groundnut for 5 hours. Soak tamarind and extract the juice.
• Wash green leaves, and cut. Chop chilies.
• Pressure cook Bengal gram, groundnut, green leaves for 3 whistles.
• Mash Bengal gram, groundnut and green leaves, or whip 2 or 3 times with water.
• Heat oil, add mustard and jeera and splutter.
• Add green chilies, hing and add tamarind juice, turmeric, jaggery, salt, and mix.
• Mix Bengal gram flour with curd and add to the tamarind and boil.
• Then add the mashed green leaves mashed, chilly powder.
• Mix and boil until thick. This is Maharastra special gravy on the festival days.