Pumpkin Leaves - Egg Thoran / Mathanila Mutta Thoran

Ingredients:

4 cups pumpkin leaves / mathanila, chopped

2 eggs, beaten

3/4 cup grated coconut

1/2 onion, sliced

2-3 green chillies, chopped

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1 sprig curry leaves

6 shallots, sliced

salt to taste

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

2 tbsp coconut oil

Preparation:

1. In a bowl, add chopped pumpkin leaves, grated coconut, sliced onion, green chillies, turmeric powder and salt and mix well with hand.
2. Heat coconut oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds.
3. Add curry leaves and sliced shallots and saute well at low flame.
4. Add pumpkin leaves - coconut mixture and mix well and cook for 4 minutes at low-medium flame, stirring occasionally.
5. Then move everything to side of the pan and add the beaten eggs and a pinch of salt and scramble/ stir continuously till the eggs are well cooked and dry.
6. Mix everything well and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Serve hot with rice..