Tuesday 24 April 2018

THUMBA LEAVES SUKKE

Thumba is a small herb plant  found in south India  mainly in Kerala and Karnataka.This plant is used as a medicine.Juice of Thumba leaves  is good  for  indigestion, stomach pain,Throat pain/tonsilitis, diabetic,fever,swellings.Thumba flowers are famous in Kerala.Thumba flowers are used for Ona pukkalam[floral flower rangoli] during Onam festival in Kerala.In south India this plant is knwon in different names asThumba in Malayalam,Thumbai in Tamil, Thumbe in Kannada and Thummi in Telugu

With this Thumba leaves we can make a delicious Konkani style dish.The following ingredients are needed to prepare this delicious Thumba leaves Sukke.

Ingredients:-

Thumbs leaves. -3 cup chopped
Tamarind piece. -a small piece.
Salt.                   -to taste.



For Coconut Mixture:-

Coconut grated.    - 1 cup
Red chilly powder.- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder.  - 1/4 tsp



For Seasoning:-

Cooking oil. -2 tsp
Urad dal. -1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp





Instructions:-
Seperate the Thumba leaves from the stems and discard the stems. Clean and wash the leaves thoroughly in water to remove the mud and finely chop the leaves and keep aside .

Soak a small Tamarind piece in warm water for 5 minutes and extract Tamarind juice about 1 tsp and keep aside.

In a mixing bowl mix 1cp grated Coconut, 1tsp Red chilly powder,1/4 tsp Turmeric powder using your hands without water and keep aside. 




Method:-

Heat 2tsp Coconut oil in a pan add Urad dal and saute well.

Add Mustard seeds and saute well.

When the Mustard seeds splutter add the finely chopped Thumba leaves and saute well.Don't add a little drop of water.

Cover the pan with a lid and cook the chopped leaves till soft.

When the leaves wilt add Tamarind water and mix well.Cover and cook for 2 minutes in low flame and stir in between.

Add Salt and mix well.

When the water evaporates add the Coconut mixture and mix everything well.

When the water completely absorbs and the masala coated well with the leaves switch off the flame .

A tasty Thumba leaves sukke is ready to serve as a side dish with Rice.


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