Known as Mayalu in marathi or Malabar spinach in english this is a very tasty leafy vegetable ....
In konkani we call it vaali bhaji and we make it using coconut oil and fresh coconut .
It tastes amazing with rice as well as rotis .
It can also be made using dry prawns .
But today I have made a veg version which is equally yummy and relished by all ....
Ingredients:
1 bunch - Mayalu bhaji1/2 cup - cooked tuvar daal
1 cup - fresh grated coconut
1 tsp - karwari sambar masala ( or 1 tbsp coriander seeds + 1/4 tsp pepper )
5/6 - dry chillies ( preferrably use the byedgi variety )
3-4 dry kokum (amsula)
1 tsp - grated jaggery
1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
1 - onion chopped
5/6 - garlic flakes (chopped or crushed )
2/3 tbsp - coconut oil
salt as per taste
Method
Clean the mayalu vegetable and separate the leaves and tender stems . ( tender stems are also used in another equally yummy preparation called vaali sasav ) .
Now chop the leaves and stems .
Wash the tuvar daal and cook it in about 1 cup water in a pressure cooker till soft.
Grind the grated coconut , haldi pd , chillies , sambar masala or coriander seeds and pepper .
The paste should be slightly coarse and not very fine .
Now in a kadhai add chopped vaali bhaji , cooked tuvar daal , kokam and chopped onions and little water .
Cook till the onions becomes soft and transparent .
Add to it the ground masala , jaggery salt and cook for 5 minutes .
Now heat some coconut oil in a separate tempering pan aand when the il becomes hot add to it crushed garlic and saute till the garlic turns golden brown .
Pour this tadka to the prepared bhaji .
Mix everything well and serve the bhaji hot with chapati or rice .
