Pirandai Thuvaiyal

Ingredients:

200 gms Tender Pirandai Cissus quadrangularis
8 nos Red Chillies
Small Marble size Tamarind
2 tbsp Grated Coconut
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
2 tbsp Urad Dhal
A sprig of Curry Leaves
2 pinch asafetida
2 no Garlic flakes
1 inch Ginger

Method:

Clean Pirandai and cut into small pieces with out fiber.
Heat 2 tsp oil and add mustard, urad dhal, red chillies, tamarind and asafetida and sauté for a few minutes.
Add Pirandai and curry leaves and further sauté for a few minutes.
Add garlic and ginger, add grated coconut and salt.
Grind it into chutney when cool.
Heat a little oil and add the chutney and fry until it is dry without water content.
This goes well with Chappathis, Rice and Idli / Dosa.

Uses:
Contains Calcium: ideal for children and women.
Useful in Constipation and piles.Useful in fractures.