Vellarai Leaves Pachhadi (Brahmi Leaves Chutney)

Vellarai leaves (Brahmi leaves) have many health benefits like improving memory power, brain health, reducing depression etc. So, try to include these vellarai leaves to your diet at least once in a month. Try out this chutney recipe with vellarai leaves and let me know how it turned out for you.

Ingredients:

Vellarai leaves 2 cups packed
Onion 1 medium chopped

Cumin seeds 1 sp

Channa dal 2 sp

Urad dal 2 sp

Pepper corns whole 1/2 sp

Garlic cloves 6

Dry red chilli 1

Grated fresh coconut 2 sp

Jaggery 1/4th sp

Tamarind paste 1 sp

Salt to taste

Oil 1.5 sp

Method:

1. Heat 1 sp oil in a pan, then add cumin seeds, channa dal, urad dal, pepper corns, dry red chilli and fry in medium flame till they get golden colour.

2. Now take out all of them on to a plate, then add the onions, garlic to the same pan and fry till onions turn slightly browns nod take them onto the plate.

3. Then add 1/2 so oil to the same pan, add the vellarai leaves and cook till the leaves get cooked and all the water in them evaporates.

4. Now add the grated coconut, toss well and keep it aside and cool all of them.

5. Now grind the dals first in the blender then to the same blender, add the onions, garlic and the vellarai leaves, jaggery, salt, tamarind paste and grind again to a coarse texture.

6. This chutney doesn't need any tempering. It goes well with hot rice with ghee or dosa and idlis.