Manathakkali keerai chutney / black night shade chutney

Manathakkali keerai chutney recipe with step by step pictures 

              Manathakkali keerai chutney is a healthy sidedish recipe for idli,  dosas.  In English,  manathakkali keerai is called black night shade.  I often make this chutney for my kids.  My daughter loves it and says its 'green chutney'  as it is in green colour.  It is very healthy and perfect for the kids who doesn't like to eat spinach.  It is better to take spinach(greens)  weekly thrice.  I make keerai masiyal,  keerai poriyal and chutney often. 

              It is better to serve keerai (spinach)  for breakfast or lunch because,  it is little hard to digest and not suitable for dinner.  Manathakkali keerai has its own taste and you can serve this chutney for rice also.  Do not make this chutney thin.  It must be little thick.  Do try this recipe and sure it must be your one of the favorite chutneys. 

Few more chutney recipes to try out, 

Snake gourd seeds chutney

Beetroot chutney

Carrot chutney
Capsicum chutney

            Hope you like the recipes.  Give it a try.  Check out the manathakkali keerai chutney recipe below with step by step pictures.

Enjoy the food  ! 

Ingredients   :

.   Manathakkali keerai / black night shade   -  1 handful (tightly packed) 

.   Shallots / small onion  -  20 nos. 

.   Tomato   -  1 medium sized (roughly chopped) 

.   Garlic  -  5 nos. 

.   Urad dal  -  2 tsp

.   Chana dal  -  2 tsp

.  Cumin seeds  -  2 tsp

.  Dry red chillies   -  3 

.   Oil  -  1 tblsp

.   Mustard seeds  -  1 tsp

.   Salt to taste 

.  Coconut   -  2 tblsp (grated) 

Method  :

            1. Clean the spinach.  Rinse it with plenty of water to remove any dirt. 

           2. Dry roast cumin seeds,  urad dal,  chana dal and dry red chillies. Keep it aside. 

          3. Heat oil.  Add manathakkali keerai.  Saute for few secs until it get shrinks. Keep it aside. 

         4. In the same kadai,  add shallots,  tomato and garlic cloves.  Saute until onion becomes translucent and tomato becomes mushy. 

        5. Add grated coconut.  Saute for a min.  Switch off the flame.  Let it gets cooled. 

        6. Transfer to the mixer jar.  Add roasted ingredients and sauteed spinach. Add salt. 

        7. Grind to smooth consistency by adding little water.  Temper with mustard seeds and urad dal. Manathakkali keerai chutney is ready. 

Pictorial   :

           1) Take urad dal,  chana dal,  cumin seeds and dry red chillies in a kadai. 

           2) Dry roast the ingredients. Keep it aside. 

          3) Clean the spinach with plenty of water to remove any dirt. 

  

          4)Heat oil in the kadai. 

         5) Add the spinach.  

           6) Saute for few secs until it shrinks. Keep it aside. 

           7) In the same kadai,  add shallots, tomato and garlic.  

           8) Saute until onion turns translucent and tomato becomes mushy. 

          9) Add grated coconut. 

          10) Mix well for a min.  Switch off the flame. Let it cool. 

         11) Tranfer to the mixer jar. 

         12) Add the roasted ingredients and sauteed spinach.  

         13) Add salt. 

         14) Grind it to smooth consistency by adding little water. 

        15) Temper with mustard seeds and urad dal. 

        16) Tasty and healthy spinach (manathakkali keerai)  chutney is ready.