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    Murungai Keerai Kootu Recipe

    Last Updated On: Feb 20, 2022 by Sharmilee J

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    Murungai Keerai Kootu is a divinely delicious, yummy side dish made by cooking drumstick leaves with dal, spices, onion, tomato &coconut. Murungai Keerai Kootu is nutritious, can be enjoyed by mixing with rice or as side for rice. Murungai Keerai Kootu recipe is featured in this post with step by step pictures.murungai keerai kootu recipe

    Murungai Keerai Kootu is 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.

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    Murungai Keerai Kootu

    Murungai Keerai Kootu is a divinely delicious, yummy side dish made by cooking drumstick leaves with dal, spices, onion, tomato &coconut. Murungai Keerai Kootu is nutritious, can be enjoyed by mixing with rice or as side for rice. Murungai Keerai Kootu recipe is featured in this post with step by step pictures.
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time25 minutes mins
    Total Time35 minutes mins
    Servings2
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups drumstick leaves
    • 1 small tomato chopped roughly
    • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon sambar powder
    • 1/4 cup toor dal
    • 1/8 cup moong dal
    • water as needed

    To temper:

    • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
    • 1/2 teaspoon urad dal
    • 10 nos small onion
    • 2 teaspoon oil
    • 1 no green chilli slitted

    To grind:

    • 2 and 1/2 tablespoon coconut
    • 1/2 teaspoon 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 ladle 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 Murungai Keerai Kootu hot with a drizzle of ghee with rice, heaven!
    Nutrition Facts
    Murungai Keerai Kootu
    Amount Per Serving (125 g)
    Calories 409 Calories from Fat 99
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 11g17%
    Saturated Fat 2g13%
    Trans Fat 0.01g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 3g
    Sodium 25mg1%
    Potassium 783mg22%
    Carbohydrates 53g18%
    Fiber 6g25%
    Sugar 3g3%
    Protein 25g50%
    Vitamin A 411IU8%
    Vitamin C 528mg640%
    Calcium 1073mg107%
    Iron 4mg22%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    How to make Murungai Keerai Kootu

    1. 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.
      How to make Carrot kootu - Step1
    2. To a mixer jar : add coconut,jeera and little water grind it to semi fine paste.Set aside.Cooked dal is ready.
      How to make murungai keerai kootu recipe - Step1
    3. Clean the greens.Pluck the drumstick leaves from stem, rinse it well drain water and keep aside.
      How to make murungai keerai kootu recipe - Step2
    4. In a kadai heat oil – add green chillies, then tomato saute till it turns mushy.
      How to make murungai keerai kootu recipe - Step3
    5. Add turmeric powder and sambar powder.Saute and cook for a minute.Then add water.
      How to make murungai keerai kootu recipe - Step4
    6. Add required salt.Cook covered till the greens is cooked and turns soft.
      How to make murungai keerai kootu recipe - Step5
    1. Now the color is changed and there is no water too,add cooked dal.
      How to make murungai keerai kootu recipe - Step7
    2. Mix well.Add coconut paste and cook for few mins in low flame.
      How to make murungai keerai kootu recipe - Step7
    3. 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.
      How to make murungai keerai kootu recipe - Step7
    4. Add the tempering and mix well.Switch off.
      How to make murungai keerai kootu recipe - Step7

    Serve hot with a drizzle of ghee with rice, heaven!

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    Hot hot keerai kootu ready to serve!

    murungai keerai kootu recipe


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