Hope u all celebrated diwali very well I too had a nice time at my in-laws house..Coming to the dish ,
This is my mom’s signature dish.I love this kuzhambu a lot..Whenever i visit my mother’s place , she prepare this especially for me.With beetroot poriyal and papad / Appalam , it tastes divine.
Ingredients :
This is my mom’s signature dish.I love this kuzhambu a lot..Whenever i visit my mother’s place , she prepare this especially for me.With beetroot poriyal and papad / Appalam , it tastes divine.
- Amaranthus tricolor/ Arai keerai – 1 bunch (1 kattu)
- Toor dal – 1/4 cup
- Tamarind – Medium gooseberry size
- Hing / asafetida – 2 pinches
- Turmeric powder – a pinch
- Salt & water – As needed.
- Coconut – 1 finger size
- Small onions – 2 nos
- Jeera / cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Urad dal – 1/2 tsp
- Small onions – 5-10 nos (chopped finely)
- Red chilly – 3 nos
- Clean & wash the leaves and chop it finely.
- Cook the leaves with the required water and Set aside.
- Pressure cook toor dal for 2 – 3 whistles until it becomes mushy.
- Soak the tamarind in warm water for 15 mins and extract the juice from it.Grind all the items given under “To grind “ to make a smooth paste. Keep aside.
- Then heat a kadai and add the mustard seeds , red chilly , urad dal and small onions.
- Add the tamarind extract , cooked spinach , hing , salt and required water.
- Allow it to boil till the onion gets cooked.
- Finally add the cooked toor dal and the ground coconut paste.
- Boil again for 5 mins and switch it off ..
- Serve hot with rice and ghee !!
Gosh! How much I miss this keerai, we dont get it here :(
ReplyDeleteThis version is new to me, have bookmarked it already to try it out during my India trip :)
my favourite kulambu....will like to have it daily
ReplyDeleteHealthy and delicous
ReplyDeletelooks very healthy...must be very yummy with rice
ReplyDeleteசூப்பர் கீரை குழம்பு.எனக்கு இந்த கீரை கிடைக்காது.முளைக்கீரையில் செய்து பார்க்கிறேன்..
ReplyDeleteI love any keerai....tasy.
ReplyDeleteI love greens dear.......we do cook in the same way but we don't add coconut paste.....but, it sounds yummy so next time I will sure try this.
ReplyDeleteGrinding onions along with coconut for sambar is new to me, but I can already feel the great taste it brings :-)
ReplyDeleteVery healthy kuzhambu Chitra... loved to have them with hot rice... but missing them here
ReplyDeleteHappy Diwali to you too, Chitra! The kuzhambu looks awesome..i love pretty much anything made with keerai - masiyal, mulagootal, anything!!
ReplyDeleteyummy & healthy kuzhambu..
ReplyDeleteshould try this ,sounds good..
ReplyDeleteHealthy and yummy gravy..Spinach is ma fav...
ReplyDeletenever tried keerai adding tamarind.Sounds yummy.Will try next time.
ReplyDeleteசூப்பர்ப்...நல்ல குறிப்பு.
ReplyDeleteNice version dear...
ReplyDeleteDelicious and healthy kuzhambu..Thanks for trying chow chow kootu chitra...Am glad u liked it dear..
ReplyDeleteyou are so lucky i love this veggie but I can't get them here, well, I will feel happy seeing at this in your blog at least!!, I do make them but I haven't tried the way you have done, may be I can try it some other keerai
ReplyDeleteI too love keerai kuzhambu,like this version too ! Will try next time :)
ReplyDeleteKeerai Kuzhambhu looks great. Very healthy recipe!
ReplyDeleteI love all keerais; your curry sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteLooks lovely!But was expecting it to be on the greenish side after seeing Spinach gravy title:P
ReplyDeleteYes shri , it looks green.but my picture shows it yellow;) Will update the picture soon :)
DeleteRefreshing keerai kootu Chitra, I too was taken aback by the colour:)
ReplyDeletehi, thanks for visiting. u too hav a lovely blog :)
ReplyDeletei too make spinach gravy :)
following you frm nw on :)
Keerai in any form is so good - both to eat and for the body. Nice recipe and the kootu looks good too.
ReplyDeleteHi,as you said it would taste divine with papad.Healthy gravy.You have given lots of info,thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteDelicious Kulambu with spinach. Gonna try this soon.
ReplyDeleteHi chitra...u stay in bangalore right? then u can find canapes in nilgiris in brigade road...u can find that in cookies section..
ReplyDeleteHealthy and yummy one, looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteThank u all frnds :)
ReplyDelete@ sushma , thanku.. I'll check it out :)