This keerai kootu can be made with any type of spinach. Here is a list of different kinds of spinach (keerai). This dish is served with steam rice.
Keerai Kootu
Course: KootuCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: EasyServings
4
servingsPrep time
5
minutesCooking time
10
minutesThis keerai kootu can be made with any type of spinach. This is served with steam rice.
Ingredients
Spinach (Keerai) – 1 bunch
Green Gram dhal – ½ cup
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Onion – 1/2 chopped finely
Sambar powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
Coconut gratings – 1 tablespoon
Jeera – 1 tsp
Oil- 2 tsp
Salt – ½ teaspoon
Directions
- Cook green gram dhal till soft.
- Remove the roots and wash the keerai thoroughly. Chop the keerai finely.
- Place the chopped keerai in a thick bottomed vessel. Add salt, sambar powder and turmeric powder. Close it with a lid. Cook the keerai in slow flame. No need to add water since the keerai will cook in its own water content.
- When the keerai is cooked, add cooked dhal mashed nicely.
- Grind coconut and jeera to a paste and add this also to the keerai.
- Add little water and make it semi liquid. Allow to boil.
- Season it with mustard and chopped onion.