Beet Greens Curry

Cooking a new Vegetable is really a risk when we don't know how it would taste.Thanks to the technology and  Internet there are so many links which help us know our veggies. I googled about the Beet Greens and then found out that the greens part of any vegetable has more nutrients than the vegetable itself. Having known this fact I try to buy vegetables along with the greens. And few experiments finally gave me a good result.. :) Just like this Greens of Beetroot... Here is the recipe.

Ingredients :

Beetroot greens along with the stalk.

Onion – 1

Tomato – 1

Green chillies – 2

Grated Coconut – 2tsp

Chickpeas- ¼ cup

Onion – 1tsp

Mustard seeds – 1tsp

Cumin seeds – 1tsp

Method : 

• Separate the green leaves from the stalk and don’t discard the stalks. Chop the leaves and the stalk and pressure cook it for 3 whistles.
• Soak the Chickpeas in water overnight and pressure cook it. Keep them ready.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan, crackle mustard seeds and then add cumin seeds. Add green chillies and fry them for a minute.
• Now add chopped Onions. Once the onions get transparent, add tomatoes. Fry them till the onion tomato mixture gets mushy.
• Now add the cooked greens, cooked chickpeas along with grated coconut and salt.
• Fry them until the mixture gets mixed well.
• Take it into a bowl serve with rice or rotis. 

Collard Greens Curry or Masiyal

            I love to add greens as a part of our diet at least of 2 times a week. Back in India we used to have them daily as we used to buy them as and when required. My mother suggests me to use greens in the maximum possible way especially for my kid.