Why recepie famous for?
Gongura leaves are very nutritious edible leaves specially in Andhra Pardesh state. It's commonly cooked with seafood (fish and prawns). Also used in pickle and relish.
Ingredients
Prawns ½ kgMustard seeds 1 tsp
Gongura leaves 5 cups
Green chilies 7-8
Curry leaves 2-3
Oil ¼ cup
Asafetida a pinch
Onion 2 (chopped)
Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
Chili powder ½ tsp
Coriander powder 2 tbsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp or to taste
Water ½ cup
Instructions
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan add green chili and gongura leaves stir 8 minutes until color changed and cooked well.
Let cool cooked leaves and make fine paste into grinder. You can add a little water if needed.
Now in the same pan heat 1 tbsp of oil add curry leaves, mustard seeds and asafetida, splutter them.
Add onion and sauté add ginger garlic paste sauté till smell removes.
Now put turmeric powder, coriander powder and cumin powder mix and cook for a while.
Wash cleaned prawns add in pan allow to cook stirringly till prawns tenders.
Add gongura paste and sauté for a while just to mix well.
If you want little thick gravy add water and red chili cover lid and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
Dish out and serve with plain boiled rice.
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