Thummi Kura Chutney

Hello All,
The festive season is still on and I am going to show you one more special dish made only on Vinayaka Chaturthi and not eaten on any other time during the entire year, as far as I know, unless medicinally prescribed. It is Thummi kura or Thummi leaves chutney. Thummi is a telugu word and it is known as Leucas aspera in scientific terms. 

Thummi stem

Thummi leaves

                 

It is a commonly grown weed in India and has medicinal value. It is said to have anti-fungal and anti-microbial properties. For more information on this weed, you can visit Wikipedia.


Thummi Chutney

Thummi Chutney

Ingredients:

Thummi leaves -- 3 cups*

Green Chillies -- 10 (Make a paste)

Raw Tamarind Paste -- ¾ cup

Onion/Shallot -- 1 (finely chopped)

Cooking oil -- 2 tblspn

Turmeric powder -- ½ tblspn

Salt as per taste

Procedure:

1. Pour oil into pan and add finely chopped Onions/Shallots to it. Fry them till they attain golden brown colour.
2. Add Thummi leaves and close the lid of the pan.
3. Cook on medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes (till the leaves become very soft). Stir occasionally.
4. Add Turmeric powder, Green Chillies paste, Raw Tamarind paste and Salt and toss well.
5. Keep cooking until the above mixture takes the form of a chutney. It should take about 3 minutes to get into the shape of this chutney.

That’s it….!! Tangy Thummi chutney is ready to be served.

Note: Eat with white/plain rice for best taste.

* You can buy 5 bunches of Thummi stems in the market. Pluck all the leaves from each stem and see if it gets you 3 cups of leaves. I suggest you to buy in extra bunches to cover up any deficit.

Please leave a comment if you like the recipe.