Watercress stir fry in Sri Lankan Style (Kakkutu Pala)

• An antioxidant rich, low-calorific and low-fat vegetable which is recommended for those who tries to lose weight or even use as a food for cholesterol control.

• It is an excellent vegetable source for vitamin-K

• It Contains vitamin-A, ß carotene, lutein and zea-xanthin.

• A rich source of minerals like copper, calcium, potassium, magnesium, manganese and phosphorus.

Here is Watercress stir fry in Sri Lankan Style,if you enjoy Kankun stir fry,definitely you’ll like this too.

Ingredients (for 2-3 servings)

1 bunch of watercress
2 garlic cloves
1 onion
½ tspn mustard seeds
1 tbspn chili flakes
¼ tspn turmeric powder
½ tspn raw curry powder
1 tomato
Salt as per taste
1 tbspn cooking oil

Method 

Wash watercress carefully and remove yellow leaves and also the old stems.
Cut it coarsely into long pieces.
Set aside to drain excess water.
After that,
Cut tomato into bite size pieces.
Slice onion, chop garlic and keep aside.
Now it is time to cook!

Heat up cooking oil in a wok, when it is hot, add mustard seeds.
Once mustard seeds start to pop out, add garlic and onion.
Stir and fry till onions and garlic are tender and emits aroma.
At this stage, add tomato pieces and mix well.
Stir the mix and make it look like a sauce.
Add chili flakes, curry powder and turmeric powder to this paste.
Also add salt and taste for salt. Mix well till it become a spicy looking paste. Add a bit of water if the sauce looks dry. But, actually it is not necessary.

Once the sauce is ready, add watercress into it and mix well.

It is ready in about 1-2 minutes once watercress is mixed well with the sauce.
Remove from the burner and arrange in a serving plate.
It is ready to serve with plain rice or even as a side for fried rice.
Enjoy!

Watercress stir fry in Sri Lankan Style

Try the same recipe with Sweet Potato Leaves too.It tastes much.Check this Sweet Potato Leaves stir fry recipe.

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