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Manathakkaali Keerai Kootu


Ingredients:

Manathakkaali Keerai – 1 bunch
Green Gram Dhal – ½ cup
Coconut gratings – ¼ cup
Green chillies – 2
Jeera – 1 teaspoon
Rice – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric Power – a pinch
Salt – ½ teaspoon or as per taste

For seasoning:

Oil – 1 teaspoon
Mustard – ½ teaspoon
Small onion – 2 Nos

Method:

Remove the leaves from the stem (stem should not be used – the stems are hard and give bitter taste). Wash and chop the greens.

Cook the green gram dhal along with turmeric till soft. Add the greens to cooked dhal and cook on low flame.

Grind coconut, green chillies, jeera and rice to a fine paste and add to the greens and stir well.

Season it with mustard and small onion chopped finely.

2 comments:

punitha said...

i want to try this recipe. but i don't know what manathakkaali is. could you help please?

punitha said...

found the picture of manathakkaali. thanks.