Easy Keerai Masiyal

Name: Easy Keerai Masiyal
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: Keerai (Greens) - 1 bunch; Green Gram Dhal – ½ cup; Garlic flakes – 10 Nos; Onion (Medium size) – 1 No; Tomato (Medium size) - 1 No; Green Chillies – 2; Jeera – 1 tablespoon; Turmeric powder - a pinch; Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste

Kamala

15 years ago

This simple Keerai Masiyal is made by pressure cooking spinach and green gram dhal. You can try the Paruppu Keerai Masiyal.

Paruppu Keerai Masiyal
Cooks in 20 minutesDifficulty: Easy
This Paruppu Keerai Masiyal can be prepared with any type of greens(keerai). This dish also goes by the name keerai kadayal.

1 vote 5.0 Cuisine: Tamil, Indian

Easy Keerai Masiyal

Recipe by S Kamala

Recipe rating: N/A

Course: KootuCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy

Servings

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Prep time

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Cooking time

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This simple Keerai Masiyal is made by pressure cooking spinach and green gram dhal.

Ingredients

Keerai (Greens) – 1 bunch
Green Gram Dhal – ½ cup
Garlic flakes – 10 Nos
Onion (Medium size) – 1 No
Tomato (Medium size) – 1 No
Green Chillies – 2
Jeera – 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste

Directions

Soak green gram dhal in water for about half an hour.
Wash and chop the greens.
Chop onion and tomato finely.
Slit the green chillies lengthwise.
Add soaked dhal, chopped greens, onion, tomato, green chillies, garlic flakes, jeera, turmeric powder and salt in a pressure cooker and add half cup water. Cook for only one whistle. Remove and mash it nicely.
No need for any seasoning. Have it with hot rice.

Notes

You can cook it on open vessel also. Do not overcook. If you wish you can season it with little mustard and urad dhal. When serving with hot rice, you can add a teaspoon of ghee in the rice.