- 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.
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i want to try this recipe. but i don’t know what manathakkaali is. could you help please?
found the picture of manathakkaali. thanks.
Dear Kamala ,plz leave me some recipie details of white radish LEAVES ,how to prepare kootu with this??
Hi Mathangi,
Yes. You can prepare Kootu with the white radish leaves. However, making poriyal will be tastier since the leaves are crisp. Check the following “Ponnankanni Keerai Poriyal” recipe. Same method you can prepare the poriyal using radish leaves:
http://www.kamalascorner.com/2011/12/ponnanganni-keerai-greens-poriyal.html