Siru keerai paruppu

                                                                     Siru keerai     

                           

                                      

                      

                             Siru keerai  is such a super nutritious green, you want it to eat it 

                             as often as you can.This siru keerai  is a very popular, healthy and

                             of course tasty side dish too. In south people like to use. 

                             Try this yummy recipe with any type of keerai. Let's see 

                                 how to prepare Siru keerai  with step by step photos.

Ingredients :                                                     1cup=250ml

Siru keera…4-5 cups ( Remove the roots and wash the keerai

                                      thoroughly. Chop the keerai finely.)

Thuvar dal ( split pigeon pea )

                   Or

Green dal(Pasi paruppu0……...….1cup

Onion(Small or big)……………...1/2 cup (finely cut)

Tomatoes…………………………2 no s (finely)
Green chilies..................................2-3 no s (slit in to 2 pieces)

Cumin powder (Jeera  powder)….1tsp

Turmeric powder………………...1tsp

Oil………………………………..2tbsp

Mustard seeds……………………1tsp

Urad dal………………………….1tsp

Red chili………………………….1 no

Curry leaves……………………...few

Asafoetida……………………….1/4 tsp

Salt……………………………….to taste

Method:

  

                               

Take Thuvar ( split pigeon pea) or green gram dhal in a cooker.

Add 2 cups of water, turmeric powder and cook for 2-3 minutes

with out  close cooker lid.

Then add the chopped keerai, onion, green chilies,  jeera powder, tomatoes.

Now  close  the cooker lid,  cook for one whistle in medium flame

and  simmer in 3-4 minute

Once the cooker cool down, open the cooker lid, allow to boil

some seconds and add salt.

                

Heat a kadai and pour the oil, add the mustard seeds.

When they splutter, add red chili, urad dal, asafotida powder

 and curry leaves.

               

 Fry it for a while and add this to the keerai.