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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Poee Chingudi Tarkari (Malabar Spinach-prawn curry)





















Cooking Time Required : 15-20 mins
Cost of Preparation: 25-30 rupees

Ingredients: Poee/Malabar Spinach ( 1 bunch ), Arbi/saru (1 medium, cut into small pieces), pumpkin ( 1/2 cup, cut into small pieces), onion ( 1 small ), dry/fresh shrimps, red chilli (2 nos), garlic (2-3 pods), mustard seeds (1/2 tsp), pancha phutana ( 1/6 tsp), turmeric powder (1/4 tsp), salt to taste, oil for cooking.

Preparation: Wash and clean the poee leaves. Cut into small pieces. Keep aside.Cut the onion into fine pieces.

Wash & clean the shrimp.Keep aside.

Grind the garlic pods and mustard seeds into a fine paste.

Cooking: Heat a wok, add 1 tsp oil and the shrimps. Fry for 4-5 mins. Remove from pan and keep aside.

Add 2 tsp of oil to the wok. Add pancha phutana along with the red chillis. Add the onion and fry till golden.

Add the arbi and pumpkin pieces. Fry for 2-3 mins followed by the poee. Fry till the water almost evaporates. Add mustard paste, fried shrimps & salt along with 1 cup water.

Boil for 5 mins till water evaporates.Remove from fire and serve with white rice & dal.

Note: I have used dried shrimps in this preparation. One can skip the arbi & pumpkin if one is not too fond of mixing veggies and leafies.

Shrimp

Vine Spinach

9 comments:

  1. My Dad's fav dish. He doesn't need any other side dish if this is available..
    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  2. Hey, all my fav things are there in that plate except Greens..Super !!!

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  3. hey...that looks delicious and tempting..yum yum

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  4. My fav with rice....i love prawns with/without anything...:)

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  5. WOw wonderful combo, quite delicious and interesting..

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  6. Interesting (without the shrimps that is because I am a veggie!). I think we can even do this dish without the shrimps?

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  7. Yes Arti, we can prepare this dish even without the shrimps..in such case we add some more veggies like brinjal, ridge gourd and tomatoes.

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  8. Interesting food.. poee lvs .. so new to me...

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