Manathakkali Keerai kootu
Serves 3-4
Here is a great way to include these wonderful greens in our diet. I have made it as simple as possible for beginners.
Ingredients needed
Manathakkali keerai -1 medium sized bunch
Tur dal -1/3 cup
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Onion – 1 big
Green chilli -1
Ginger -1/2 inch piece
Garlic -4-5 cloves
Tomato -1 (remove the seeds)
Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt as required
For the seasoning
Mustard – 1 tsp
Urad dal -3/4 tsp
Jeera seeds -3/4 tsp
Red chilli – 1
Hing – a pinch
Oil -2 tsp
Preparation
Pick the leaves alone, wash it well and chop it.
Cook the leaves in less water till soft. Mash it well and keep it aside
Finely chop tomato, ginger, onion and garlic.
Pressure cook tur dal with a pinch of turmeric powder till soft. Mash it well. (I always have the habit of soaking dal for 15-20 minutes in hot water, so my dal gets cooked well and also takes very less time)
Method
Add finely chopped onion and saute nicely till it turns golden brown.
Then add ginger, garlic and green chilli, saute for a few more minutes.
Add tomatoes, chilli powder and cook till tomatoes become mushy.
Add cooked greens, cooked dal, needed salt and bring it to boil. Serve with hot rice topped with a tsp of ghee or as a side dish for roti and rice.
Easy isn’t it? – very delicious too-try it and let me know.
More Keerai recipes from Padhuskitchen
Mulai Keerai Kootu -Amaranth leaves kootu (Tamil Brahmin style-no onion no garlic recipe).
Keerai Masiyal (Tamil Brahmin style without onion and garlic)
Murungai keerai poriyal (Drumstick leaves curry)
Mint Pulao (Pudina sadam)
Gongura Chutney (pulicha keerai chutney)
Coriander rice (kothamalli sadam)
Mullangi keerai poriyal (radish greens stir fry)
Dal Palak (spinach with garlic and lentils)
Spinach raita (Palak keerai pachadi)
Vendhaya keerai rice (Keerai sadam)
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healthy recipe…….
Healthy and delicious.
Totally Yummy..Delciious..Love to try it..Bookmarked
Aarthi
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Something new to me….healthy recipe dear!!!!
Healthy kootu… Nice one
Wow..that looks super super tempting..nice recipe..
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Healthy and delicious…
very healthy and delicious daal…can you give me the hindi name for this green..
Thats an interesting twist with Manathangali…
I normally make sambar with dried manathangali or vetta koyumbu
Never used manathakkali keerai in my cooking. will have to look out for that keerai in the shop
its been ages i have had this, looks very nice!
i would like to have the seeds of this. as in mumbaiwe do not get it. i can grow the same in my balcomy.
I just made this. Forgot to cook the greens in water before adding to onion,tomato,ginger,garlic mix. So put everything in the cooker for 2 whistles. Came out well 🙂
Hi can u tell me what to do with the raw manathakkali fruit which is attached to the stems? Can that also be used along with the keerai in this preparation?
U can also make Kara kulambu using regular recipe but adding fruits (marinated with little curd and salt) while frying onion-garlic. Turns out awesome!
Sweta – You should not use the fruit for this recipe. You can dry it and make it as manathakkali vathal or just dry it and sow it in your garden. You can get fresh manathakkali keerai from your garden.
Excellent–loved the blogpost I have tried and grown Manthakalli in our Compound–
Rgds
TR
Thanks you sister……
I like manathakkai keerai very nice……
Tried this recipe today…wonderful taste..kids and elders both liked…
Hi, nice recipe, I also added grated coconut, tasted yummy
Hi could please also tell us the hindi names of the vegetables
Came out good. I liked it. I also added little grinded coconut at the end.