Pumpkin Leaves Sabzi

 This is a delicious accompaniment for steamed rice and chapatis.

Ingredients

20 Pumpkin leaves with stems

1 Large onion peeled and cut fine

1 green chilli sliced

6 cloves of garlic cut fine

1 tblsp oil

¼ tsp mustard seeds

½ tsp udad dal

Salt to taste

Instruction

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Pumpkin  plant

                                                                                    

Wash and clean the leaves. Take off the transparent outer skin of the stems and cut the stems and leaves very fine.

-          Put them in pressure cooker with a tablespoon of water and put on high flame. When one whistle comes, switch off the flame and remove from fire, let it cool.

-          Heat oil in a thick bottomed pan, add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add udad dal. When they brown lightly, add cut onions and green chilli.

-          Add the cut garlic and sauté for a minute. Mix in the cooked leaves and add salt. Keep on low flame for two minutes, stirring in between, till it is dry. If you want you can add masala powders, but I love the flavour of the leaves and don’t add them.

-          Remove from fire and it is ready to be served.