Keerai Kootu (Greens with Dhal)

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I have my school alumini meet tomorrow and am pretty much excited to see the school, friends and teachers after almost 15 years. So waiting for the autograph moments!!

Keerai kootu is mittus fav and am happy that she has not adapted her mothers habit of ignoring this healthy veggie ;) so keerai kootu is made often for her sake.

Keerai Kootu Recipe

Ingredients:

• Keerai(Greens) - 1 cup
• Moong dal - 4 tbsp
• Small onion - 4 to 5
• Tomato - 1 small sized
• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• Salt- to taste

To grind:

• Coconut - 1/8 cup
• Raw Rice - 1/2 tbsp (You can use rice flour too)
• Water - little enough to grind to a paste

To Temper :

• Oil - 1/2 tbsp
• Mustard 1 tsp
• Urad dal 1/2 tsp
• Jeera - 1 tsp
• Hing - a generous pinch
• Green Chilli - 1 chopped

Method:

1.Clean the greens by removing the root part. Wash it twice atleast, keep aside and let it dry.Then chop it finely, set aside.Grind coconut with raw rice and water to a fine paste and set aside.
2.Meanwhile heat oil in a pan - Add mustard seeds, urad dhal and jeera let it splutter then add hing and green chilli saute for 2mins until onions turns golden brown and raw smell of tomato leavesPressure cook moong dhal with turmeric powder for 4-5 whistles until mushy and smash it well with a laddle. Add greens to the cooked dhal.
3.Add turmeric powder, little water and transfer the tadka ingredients to this.Allow it to boil for sometime.
4.Once greens is cooked and well blended with dhal, add the coconut paste.Bring it to a quick boil and switch off.

Serve with rice and ghee.