Vallara keerai/brahmi leaves soup

Serves -2
Vallara keerai/ brahmi leaves is known for its benefit of memory power. Make your kids eat vallara keerai twice a week to enhance their memory power. Though the leaves are quite bitter the way we cook the leaves will make us to overcome the bitterness.

Ingredients:

• Vallara keerai / brahmi leaves - 1 handful
• Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
• Garlic finely chopped - 1 tsp
• Cumin powder- 1/2 tsp
• Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp ( or to taste)
• Turmeric powder- A pinch
• Onion -1 medium size
• Oil -2 tsp
• Cornflour - 1 tsp (optional)
• Salt - To taste 

Method :

• Remove the leaf part of vallara keerai and wash them. Finely chop the onion and garlic.
• In a pan add oil followed by ginger garlic paste, finely chopped onion and garlic.
• Saute till onion ion turns transparent.
• Now add Cumin, Turmeric powder and salt.
• Saute for few seconds and add the leaves.
• Saute till leaves gets reduced in volume and gets cooked.
• Add 2 cups of water. When it comes to boil add the cornflour dissolved in water.
• Let it boil for a min. Turn of the flame,add pepper powder.
• Serve hot with rusk .

Notes:

• You can add aji no moto for extra flavour. I dint add as it is not good for health.
• I dint chop the leaves as I thought the soup may turn bitter. But you can also chop the leaves and proceed with soup making
• If so chop the leaves just before you add as it is not advisable to chop the leaves hours before you cook.
• Garlic is the main flavour in this soup,so please don't avoid it.