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Paruppu keerai masiyal recipe with step by step pictures

Paruppu keerai is a healthy recipe that you must include in your food once in a week. It has dal and spinach and it is perfect for kids. It is a quick recipe if you cleaned the spinach already. I usually cleaned the keerai before and store it in refrigerator for next day. Do not store it for more than a day. This is a very simple method that you pressure cook dal and spinach, mash it with laddle and temper it. Try out this.

Few more spinach recipes,

Palak keerai masiyal

Manathakkali keerai poriyal

Manathakkali keerai chutney

Drumstick leaves stir fry

Hope you like the recipes. Check out the sirukeerai paruppu masiyal recipe below with step by step pictures.

Enjoy the food !

Ingredients :

. Sirukeerai - 1 bunch ( remove the stems)
. Toor dal - 1/2 cup

. Onion - 1 medium sized (roughly chopped)

. Tomato - 1 medium sized ( roughly chopped)

. Green chilly - 1

. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

. Garlic cloves - 4 nos.

. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

. Salt to taste

To temper :

. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

. Urad dal - 1 tsp

. Dry red chillies - 2

Method :

1. Remove the stems and wash the spinach. Roughly chop it and keep it aside.

2. Wash dal and take it in pressure cooker. Add onion, tomato, garlic, cumin seeds, green chilly and turmeric powder.

3. Add 1 cup of water. Pressure cook for 3 whistles. After pressure releases add spinach, mix well and pressure cook for 1 whistle.

4. Mash it with a laddle. Add salt and temper with mustard seeds, urad dal and dry red chillies. Cook for 2 mins in medium flame. Sirukeerai paruppu masiyal is ready.