Thursday, December 1, 2022

Keerai masiyal/ spinach side dish

 Ingredients:

1. Spinach :  One bunch 

2. Moong dal : 1/4 cup

3. Coconut gratings : 1 Plus Table spoon 

4. Green chilies : 1/2 or 1 depending on the variety (‘karam’ spicy)

5. Jeera / Cumin seeds : one T spoon 

6. Salt to taste

7. Garnishing things 


Method 

Soak the Moong dal for half an hour

Clean and cut the spinach into very small bits.

Pressure cook the spinach and moong dal together ( one whistle)

Grind coconut, chilies and jeera to a paste

Open the cooker once the pressure is down, add the ground masala and salt to taste.

Give one boil

Keerai is ready 

Give ‘tadka’ (garnish)  with mustard seeds, jeera and urad dal in ghee or coconut oil. 

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