Manathakkali keerai poriyal recipe with step by step pictures
Manathakkali keerai is one of the healthiest greens which cures stomach problems as well as mouth. Take this keerai twice a week. I cook this manathakkali keerai as a sidedish for rice (manathakkali keerai poriyal) as well as sidedish for idli, dosas (Manathakkali keerai chutney).
This manathakkali keerai poriyal is a basic, very easy and quick recipe which you can cook in just 10 mins. The main part is that it takes some time to remove the stems and collect the leaves. I usually do this cleaning step a day before and store the leaves in the refrigerator. It helps me the next day to cook a healthy poriyal recipe quickly. Try this and let me know.
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Hope you like the recipes and give it a try. Check out the manathakkali keerai poriyal recipe below with step by step pictures.
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Enjoy the food !
Ingredients :
. Manathakkali keerai - 1 bunch ( remove the stems)
. Onion - 2 ( medium sized)
. Dry red chillies - 3 (broken)
. Oil - 2 tsp
. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
. Urad dal - 1 tsp
. Chana dal - 1 tsp
. Salt to taste
. Coconut - 2 tblsp (grated)
Method :
1. Clean the spinach with plenty of water to remove any dirt.
2. Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal. Let it splutter and turns to golden brown.
3. Add onion and dry red chillies. Saute until translucent. Add keerai. Saute for few secs. Add salt and 1/2 cup of water.
4. Cook in medium flame until water gets dried and spinach cooked. Add grated coconut. Mix well for a min.
5. Switch off the flame. Manathakkali keerai poriyal is ready.
Pictorial :
1) Clean the spinach with plenty of water to remove any dirt.
2) Roughly chop the leaves.
3) Heat oil in a kadai.
4) Add mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal.
5) Let it crackle and turns to golden brown.
6) Add finely chopped onion and dry red chillies.
7) Saute until onion becomes translucent.
8) Add spinach.
9) Saute for few secs.
10) Add salt. (do not add salt like other vegetables. Add little salt) Mix well.
11) Add 1/2 cup of water.
12) Cook in medium flame until water gets dried and keerai cooked well.
13) Add grated coconut.
14) Mix well for a min. Switch off the flame.
15) Manathakkali keerai poriyal is ready to be erved.
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