India, March 21 -- Attika Mamidi or Horse Purslane Curry

Ingredients:

400 gm of horse purslane leaves

500 gm of hyacinth beans or split chickpea lentils

1 or 2 onions

1 tomato

One small pod garlic

1 tsp coriander powder

Red or green chillies (to taste)

Salt to taste

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Ingredients for tadka:

Oil as required

A pinch of mustard seeds

4 or 5 curry leaves

One small pod garlic (crushed)

One small onion (finely chopped)

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Method

Wash the horse purslane leaves thoroughly with salt water (traditionally, it is washed in a ragi flour solution) and place in pressure cooker with peeled and roughly chopped onion, tomato, peeled garlic, chillies and salt. Turn heat off at one whistle. Remove mix from cooker and set aside.

Wash the hy...