Thotakura Kura (Amaranth Leaves curry)

Ingredients:

• Thotakura (Amaranth leaves) - 2 bunches
• Green chillies 4-5 Nos.
• Ginger - 1 in. piece
• Cumin (Jeera) Powder - 1 tsp.
• Coriander (Dhaniya) Powder - 1 tsp.
• Gummadi vadiyalu (pumpkin chips)
• Salt to taste
• Mustard seeds
• Urad dal (Split black dal)
• Cumin seeds
• Dried red chillies

Preapration:

Wash Thotakura leaves properly and chop them nicely. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, urad dal, dried red chillies and jeera. Let them splutter and then add the chopped green chillies and ginger. Fry it for a minute and then add the chopped thotakura leaves. Add salt and let it cook by covering the lid.

Once cooked, add jeera powder and dhaniya powder. Fry the gummadi odiyalu (pumpkin chips)separatley and add them to the curry. When odiyalu are added to the curry, they become soft and tender. If you dont like it that way you can always keep them separately and eat along with the curry.

P.S. To make it more spicy add more green chillies. Serve hot with rice.