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
Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Breakfast | Recipe Cuisine: World
Recipe Category: Breakfast | Recipe Cuisine: World
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 – 1/4 cup
Rice flour – 1 tsp
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
Method:
- 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 says
January 6, 2012 at 5:17 pmAmma makes this often…I love this so much…Totally delicious
DEESHA says
January 6, 2012 at 5:43 pmyummy & tasty dish with greens .. Happy New year, Sharmi
Vimitha Anand says
January 6, 2012 at 5:57 pmHealthy kootu. Perfect anytime
Kavitha Bhargav says
January 6, 2012 at 6:02 pmeasy and healthy dish. Looks perfect
Nalini's Kitchen says
January 6, 2012 at 7:42 pmDelicious and healthy kootu and like to have it with piping hot rice…..
Rachana says
January 6, 2012 at 8:20 pmHealthy and delicious daal. Yum!
Madhavi says
January 6, 2012 at 9:38 pmLooks good!!
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Suja says
January 6, 2012 at 10:22 pmHealthy and delicious curry..yum
Vardhini says
January 6, 2012 at 11:17 pmOne of my favorite kootus. Healthy and tasty.
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Uma says
January 7, 2012 at 1:16 amReally a yummy kootu. what is the name of green u used sharmi? looks like agathikeerai?
Cham says
January 7, 2012 at 2:07 amWe don't add any ground masala, sounds good too. I love keerai kootu!
Gayathri Kumar says
January 7, 2012 at 4:55 amDhal looks so nutritious and delicious….
Shobha Kamath says
January 7, 2012 at 7:04 amHealthy dish and Looks good too!
Maayeka says
January 7, 2012 at 9:58 amdelicious and healthy kootu..perfect dish…
faseela says
January 7, 2012 at 11:45 amluv it…luks delicious
Prathibha says
January 7, 2012 at 1:16 pmNice n healthy kootu
Prathima Rao says
January 7, 2012 at 1:22 pmThis is a delish & healthy kootu!!!
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divya says
January 8, 2012 at 2:17 amJust mouthwatering…looks so yummy & delicious!
jeyashrisuresh says
January 8, 2012 at 2:54 amNice and comforting kootu. Never tried adding onion and tomato. Will try this version sometime
Kalyani's Platter says
January 8, 2012 at 4:05 amlooks delicious and tempting clicks ….
Satrupa says
January 8, 2012 at 9:12 amSimple yet pretty inviting 🙂 Nutritious too ..
Lena Rashmin Raj says
January 8, 2012 at 9:24 amsHARMI..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 says
January 8, 2012 at 10:22 pmsimple, healthy and delicious kootu Sharmilee..
Chitra says
January 9, 2012 at 12:16 amwe make in a different way. will try this version soon. awesome clicks as usual :
Nagalakshmi V says
January 9, 2012 at 5:58 amyour pics are super sharp these days 🙂 however, try to tone down the exposure a bit? just a suggestion 🙂
Sharmilee! :) says
January 9, 2012 at 6:05 am@Nags : Thank you, sure will take ur suggestion and will implement it in the future pics 🙂
Sharmilee! :) says
January 10, 2012 at 12:20 pm@Lena : Wow thats great to hear! 🙂
@Uma : Its Arakeerai…
sangee vijay says
January 10, 2012 at 3:10 pmi love keerai kootu, will try adding coconut next time…nice recipe…thanks for sharing!!
Anu says
January 12, 2012 at 8:43 amLooks so delicious and yummy..love to follow your blog..
BHAGYA Angel says
January 3, 2013 at 7:38 amcan we make this with any green is it ???
Sharmilee! :) says
January 3, 2013 at 12:00 pmYes ou can try it with any greens variety…..
Pavithra says
November 9, 2013 at 10:29 pmThanks Sharmi for the recipe. I really liked it. My husband likes it spicy. Will add more green chillies next time.
Surya Ramalingam! says
January 31, 2014 at 7:28 pmTried this today!! was like the kootu in hotel…loved it 🙂
Harini Sundarrajan says
January 25, 2015 at 5:23 amTried dis….it came well…… delicious…..
Vaishu G says
February 26, 2015 at 3:34 amHi … this post is very nice … can u post how to make keerai alone. ..
Jessica says
January 30, 2017 at 9:18 pmGreat recipe, I will try! Your notes here are for pasta?
Sharmilee J says
February 3, 2017 at 9:44 pmYes it was a typo…just updated it