Nuvula Porutu (Sesame seed Curry)

Nuvula Porutu (Sesame Seeds Curry)

High in protein and iron.  This dish is good to eat during winters it produces heat in the body. It is also a good cure for missed periods due to anemia. It also reduces cholesterol in the body. Tasty with rice, chapati, dosa and idlis too.

Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian, South
Keyword Nuvula Porutu, Sesame seed curry
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 3

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Sesame Seeds
  • 1 tsp Oil
  • 5 Green Chilies
  • 1 Onion big
  • 1 tsp Salt leveled
  • 10 Cashewnuts
  • 1/4 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1/2 tsp Chili powder
  • 15 Pudina Leaves (mint)

Instructions

  1. First clean the sesame seeds and soak them in water for 3 hours then grind the along with cashew nuts.

  2. Cut the onion into small pieces. Slit the green chilies and keep aside. 

  3. Take a pan add oil temper with 1/2 tsp of mustard and cumin seeds, add 4 curry leaves and fry then add chilies and onion pieces and fry till translucent.

  4. Now add sesame paste, ginger garlic paste, pudina leaves, salt, chili powder, and fry well till the oil surfaces and the gravy is cooked without the raw smell.

  5. Very easy to make curry with all the good benefits, so try it.