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Keerai Masiyal
Keerai Masiyal is a nutritious and tasty side dish to be served with rice or Rotis.
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
45
minutes
mins
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Indian
Servings:
2
Ingredients
1
Bunch
Arai Keerai
Water as Required
⅓
Cup
Split Moong Dal
Salt as Required
½
Teaspoon
Turmeric Powder
For Tampering
1
Tablespoon
Oil
1
Teaspoon
Cumin Seeds
1
Onion
Chopped
1
Big
Tomato
Chopped
2
Green Chilli
Slit
¼
Cup
Coconut
Grated
Instructions
Clean and chop the Arai Keerai.
Add them into a pressure cooker. Add in the moong dal.
Add in Garlic, CuminSeeds, Turmeric Powder, Salt and required water.
Close the pressure cooker and pressure cook for 2 whistles in medium flame. Switch off the flame and allow the cooker to release pressure on its own.
Open the pressure cooker. If required add in limited water. Add in grated coconut. Keep cooking.
In another tampering pan add oil and heat it. Add in cumin seeds and allow them to splutter.
Add in onion and saute them. Add in tomato and salt to taste and saute them.
Add in green chillis and saute for few minutes.
Add this mixture into the Greens mixture.
cook for few minutes and switch off the flame.
Notes
It can be prepared with any greens but it tastes best with arai keerai.
I have tried this recipe with sirukeerai and palak keerai. Siru Keerai was ok ok with taste and palak keerai i did not like the taste.
Serving with a dash of ghee increases the taste of the dish.