Black Nightshade Greens Rice / Manathakkali Keerai Saadam

There are nearly a 1000 varieties of plants that have edible leaves says Wikipedia. ;) isn't that wow??..

When you have so much, it really demands different varieties of dishes to be made with it.

Of course its more time consuming to clean the greens and chop them, but then when you get to know that it is low in calories, low in fat, high in protein per calorie, high in dietary fiber, high in iron and calcium, and very high in phytochemicals such as vitamin C, carotenoids, lutein and folic acid as well as Vitamin K, its really hard to ignore it.

Verdict: A greens dish a week will keep diseased away. :)

Photo Courtesy: http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/weeds/Solanum_nigrum/

Ingredients:

Greens - 1 cup
Coconut - 3 tblsp
Green chilies - 3
Curd - 1/2 cup
Cashew nuts - 4
Asafoetida - a pinch
Salt - for taste

Method:

Cook greens in microwave or stove top. Grind it along with coconut, green chillies, cashews, salt and asafoetida. Now mix in the churned curd along with it. Season with mustard seeds.

Mix this paste with rice to make greens rice. :)

Serving tips:

The rice goes best with raw onions.

You can also use it as a spread for bread.

Happy making and healthy eating :)

I am happy to send this to Preeti's "Green gourmet" event happening in her lovely blog - W'rite' Food.

Written by: Nithya
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