Keerai Kootu is the best tasty way of eating greens and is relished by even people who do not like greens. Keerai Kootu is very healthy and made by cooking greens with dal, onions, tomato, chilli, coconut paste & spices. How to make Keerai Kootu is presented in this post with step by step pictures.
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.
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Keerai Kootu
Ingredients
- 1 cup keerai / greens I used arai keerai
- 4 tablespoon moong dal
- 4 to 5 small onion
- 1 small sized tomato
- a pinch turmeric powder
- salt to taste
To Grind :
- 1/4 cup coconut
- 1 teaspoon rice flour
- water to grind to a paste
To Temper :
- 1/2 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon urad dal
- 1 teaspoon jeera
- a generous pinch hing
Instructions
- Grind coconut with rice flour and water to a fine paste and set aside.
- Pressure cook dal with a pinch of turmeric powder and enough water until soft, mash it well with a ladle.
- Clean the greens by removing the root part.
- Chop it finely then wash it twice at least, keep aside and drain water.
- Add greens to the cooked dal and allow it to boil and get cooked.
- Meanwhile heat oil in a pan – Add items listed under ‘to temper’ let it splutter then add onion and tomato saute till raw smell of tomato leaves and onion turns golden brown. Transfer this to greens with dal when greens is half cooked.
- Once greens is cooked and well blended with dhal, add the coconut paste.
- Bring it to a quick boil and switch off.
- Serve Keerai Kootu with rice and ghee.
Keerai Kootu Recipe Step by Step
- Grind coconut with rice flour and water to a fine paste and set aside.Pressure cook dal with a pinch of turmeric powder and enough water until soft, mash it well with a laddle.
- Clean the greens by removing the root part.Chop it finely then wash it twice atleast, keep aside and drain water.Add greens to the cooked dal and allow it to boil and get cooked.
- Meanwhile heat oil in a pan – Add items listed under ‘to temper’ let it splutter then add onion and tomato saute till raw smell of tomato leaves and onion turns golden brown. Transfer this to greens with dal when greens is half cooked.
- 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.
Serve hot!
Aarthi
Amma makes this often…I love this so much…Totally delicious
DEESHA
yummy & tasty dish with greens .. Happy New year, Sharmi
Vimitha Anand
Healthy kootu. Perfect anytime
Kavitha Bhargav
easy and healthy dish. Looks perfect
Nalini's Kitchen
Delicious and healthy kootu and like to have it with piping hot rice…..
Rachana
Healthy and delicious daal. Yum!
Suja
Healthy and delicious curry..yum
Uma
Really a yummy kootu. what is the name of green u used sharmi? looks like agathikeerai?
Cham
We don't add any ground masala, sounds good too. I love keerai kootu!
Gayathri Kumar
Dhal looks so nutritious and delicious….
Shobha Kamath
Healthy dish and Looks good too!
Maayeka
delicious and healthy kootu..perfect dish…
faseela
luv it…luks delicious
Prathibha
Nice n healthy kootu
Prathima Rao
This is a delish & healthy kootu!!!
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner
divya
Just mouthwatering…looks so yummy & delicious!
jeyashrisuresh
Nice and comforting kootu. Never tried adding onion and tomato. Will try this version sometime
Kalyani's Platter
looks delicious and tempting clicks ….
Satrupa
Simple yet pretty inviting 🙂 Nutritious too ..
Lena Rashmin Raj
sHARMI..JUST FINISHED MAKING BUTTERLESS EGGLESS SPONGE CAKE WITH UR RE3CIPE..THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING SUCH A WONDERFUL RECIPE…
TITH LOVE,
LENA
Sobha Shyam
simple, healthy and delicious kootu Sharmilee..
Chitra
we make in a different way. will try this version soon. awesome clicks as usual :
Nagalakshmi V
your pics are super sharp these days 🙂 however, try to tone down the exposure a bit? just a suggestion 🙂
Sharmilee! :)
@Nags : Thank you, sure will take ur suggestion and will implement it in the future pics 🙂
Sharmilee! :)
@Lena : Wow thats great to hear! 🙂
@Uma : Its Arakeerai…
sangee vijay
i love keerai kootu, will try adding coconut next time…nice recipe…thanks for sharing!!
Anu
Looks so delicious and yummy..love to follow your blog..
BHAGYA Angel
can we make this with any green is it ???
Sharmilee! :)
Yes ou can try it with any greens variety…..
Pavithra
Thanks Sharmi for the recipe. I really liked it. My husband likes it spicy. Will add more green chillies next time.
Surya Ramalingam!
Tried this today!! was like the kootu in hotel…loved it 🙂
Harini Sundarrajan
Tried dis….it came well…… delicious…..
Vaishu G
Hi … this post is very nice … can u post how to make keerai alone. ..
Jessica
Great recipe, I will try! Your notes here are for pasta?
Sharmilee J
Yes it was a typo…just updated it