Method
- Take the leaves from agathi keerai bundles and clean thoroughly to remove sand.
- Cook moong dal in a heavy bottomed pan by adding 1 cup of water and a pinch of turmeric powder
- Moong dal should be cooked well but at the sametime if we press the dal it should not smash well.
- Remove the cooked moong dal and keep aside.
- In the pan, heat oil, add mustard seeds.
- When the mustard seeds sputter add urad dal and fry till it turns golden brown color
- Add broken red chilli and mix well.
- Now add the cleaned agathi keerai to the pan and sprinkle some water along with required salt.
- Add necessary water to cook the keerai completely.
- This agathi keerai will take more time to cook than other green leafy vegetables.
- Once the keerai is cooked completely, add the grated coconut and mix it well.
- The yummy Agathi keerai curry is ready to serve.
Note: Agathi Keerai (Sesbania grandiflora) is high in calcium and iron.
Recipe & image courtesy: www.subbuskitchen.com