Bachhali pulusu with buttermilk(malabar spinach soup)

Ingredients

• 1 bunch of Bachalli(Malabar Spinach)
• 2 cups of butter milk (should be sour. if butter milk is not to sour add 1 tablespoon of tamarind juice)
• 4 green chilies (slit length wise)
• pinch of turmeric
• 1 tablespoon besan(chickpeas flour)
• Salt

Seasoning:

• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 3 curry leaves
• 3 red chilies

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Preparation

• Mix buttermilk with chickpeas flour(besan) and keep it aside. (This will help buttermilk not to curdle while cooking).
• Wash, chop and cook the vegetable using 1/2 cup water. Once the vegetable is cooked reduce the flame add turmeric, green chilies, salt and buttermilk mix.
• Cook on low heat for 6 to 8 minutes. taste and adjust spices and remove it from heat.
• Seasoning:
  In a separate pan heat oil add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilies and curry leaves. Once mustard seeds splutters remove it from stove and mix with soup.