Radish Greens Poriyal

I try my best to include greens in our menu atleast twice a week. Also, I have the anxiety to try out different greens and this is one such experiment made out of radish greens. I visited whole foods for my grocery shopping and the small radish bunches with fresh greens on it caught my eyes and I grabbed them. I have cooked radish greens before and made curry with peanuts ( I will try to share this recipe later), but this is a attempt with a different flavor. Hope you like it.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1. Radish greens - finely chopped - 1 1/2 cups

2. Onions - finely chopped - 1/4 cup

3. Oil - 1/2 tablespoon

4. Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

5. Curry leaves - 5 to 6

6. Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

7. Salt - to taste

To Grind:

1.  Coconut - 3 to 4 tablespoon

2. Turmeric powder - a pinch

3. Garlic pods - 2 

4. Red chilies - 1 to 2 (depending on your spice level)

Preparation: 
1. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, when it splutters add cumin seeds and onions and saute until onion becomes translucent
2. Now add the radish greens ( i used only leaves and discarded the stems) and stir well and cook it for 3 to 4 minutes
3. Meanwhile dry grind all ingredients given under 'to grind'. Do not add water
4. Add the ground mixture and required salt to the pan and mix well
5. Sprinkle few drops of water and close the pan and cook in slow flame for 7 to 8 minutes until the raw smell goes away

Radish greens is ready to be served and it goes well with Sambhar or Rasam rice.

Tips:
1. You can avoid garlic if you don't like the flavor
2. Instead of seasoning cumin seeds, you can grind it along with the other ingredients
3. Use small onions (shallots) for additional flavor