Last Updated on December 7, 2020
Murungai keerai kootu recipe a very tasty curry made with drumstick leaves and dal.Keerai kootu is a regular dish we make at home but this is the first time I am trying with murungai keerai.
Since my childhood I have a aversion eating greens and amma used to try all possible ways to sneak in this veggie sometimes I even swallow it like tablet put the greens n drink water and now when I see mittu doing the same😭The only time I ate greens without much fuss was during my both pregnancies.Even now I m not fond of greens but love some varieties and this drumstick leaves is one of them but gugu loves greens definitely not my gene😉As we don’t get this greens variety in shops often whenever I see this never miss to click and of course eat too.
Murungai keerai kootu recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups drumstick leaves
- 1 small tomato chopped roughly
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp sambar powder
- 1/4 cup toor dal
- 1/8 cup moong dal
- water as needed
To temper:
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp urad dal
- 10 nos small onion
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 no green chilli slitted
To grind:
- 2 and 1/2 tbsp coconut
- 1/2 tsp jeera
- water as needed
Instructions
- Dry roast moong dal till golden brown.Pressure cook both the dals with 1 cup of water,salt and turmeric powder, Cook until mushy and soft. Mash it well with a laddle and set aside.
- To a mixer jar : add coconut,jeera and little water grind it to semi fine paste.Set aside.Cooked dal is ready.
- Clean the greens.Pluck the drumstick leaves from stem, rinse it well drain water and keep aside.
- In a kadai heat oil - add green chillies, then tomato saute till it turns mushy.
- Add turmeric powder and sambar powder.Saute and cook for a minute.Then add water.
- Add required salt.Cook covered till the greens is cooked and turns soft.
- Now the color is changed and there is no water too,add cooked dal.
- Mix well.Add coconut paste and cook for few mins in low flame.
- Meanwhile you can do the tempering.Heat oil in a tadka pan - add mustard seeds and urad dal let it splutter.Add chopped onion saute till golden.
- Add the tempering and mix well.Switch off.
- Serve hot with a drizzle of ghee with rice, heaven!
How to make murungai keerai kootu recipe:
- Dry roast moong dal till golden brown.Pressure cook both the dals with 3/4 cup of water,salt and turmeric powder, Cook until mushy and soft. Mash it well with a laddle and set aside.
- To a mixer jar : add coconut,jeera and little water grind it to semi fine paste.Set aside.Cooked dal is ready.
- Clean the greens.Pluck the drumstick leaves from stem, rinse it well drain water and keep aside.
- In a kadai heat oil – add green chillies, then tomato saute till it turns mushy.
- Add turmeric powder and sambar powder.Saute and cook for a minute.Then add water.
- Add required salt.Cook covered till the greens is cooked and turns soft.
- Now the color is changed and there is no water too,add cooked dal.
- Mix well.Add coconut paste and cook for few mins in low flame.
- Meanwhile you can do the tempering.Heat oil in a tadka pan – add mustard seeds and urad dal let it splutter.Add chopped onion saute till golden.
- Add the tempering and mix well.Switch off.
Serve hot with a drizzle of ghee with rice, heaven!
Hot hot keerai kootu ready to serve!
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