Ganagavelli / Kulfa/ Purslane Curry

Ganagavelli - Telugu
Purslane - English
Kulfa - Hindi


References : 

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulaca_oleracea
2. http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/purslane.html

This is wonderful herb or a leafy vegetable. Its quite nutritious too. This leafy vegetable was not my favorite . That means i never bought it. My mom used to make it frequently and i ate it only when cooked with meat.
Though i loved to touch it - feels a bit silky, juicy and very soft. Kind-of salty  and sour. Out of blue i reckoned it and was amused my to realize my mouth was watering. Took a walk and bought this one. I never cooked it . Though i did reckon my sister mentioning it. Hence i called her for the recipe and any suggestions.

Suggestion : 

1. Cut out the fatter parts of the stems. Basically you find them at the end.
2. Need not separate the leaves and can use the rest of the stems

Recipe:

Ingredients:

1. Oil - 1 TbSp( Suit yourself - i'm quite low on oil usage in cooking)
2. Mustard Seeds : 1 Tsp
3. Jeera : 1 Tsp
4. Garlic : 10 Pods Chopped(I over do - its optional)
5. Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 Tsp
6. Curry Leaves - 5 - 10 (Optional)
7. Green Chillies - 3 - Slit
8. Onion - Medium Sized - 1 ( Chopped)
9. Turmeric Powder - 1 Tsp
10. Tomatoes  - Medium Sized - 2 (Cut into cubes)
11. Gangavelli/Purslane Herb - Chopped - 2 Cups / 4 Fistful
12. Salt - 2 Tsp(According to taste)
13. Red Chilly Powder - 1 Tsp
14. Jeera Powder - 1 Tsp

Method:

1. Heat a wok and add oil
2. Add mustard seeds - let splutter
3. Add Jeera - minced garlic
4. Add green chillies, curry leaves.
5. Stir once.
6. Add onions and let them turn pink.
7. Add turmeric powder, salt, ginger garlic paste. Stir well.
8. After a 30 seconds add chopped leafy vegetables
9. Stir well and cover for 2 minutes
10. Add chopped tomatoes , red chilly powder, jeera powder.
11. Stir and check for seasonings.
12. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
13. Check if the tomatoes are cooked.
14. If required add one table spoon of water and stir
15. Continue till the tomatoes are cooked.

Serve hot with roti / rice.