Arai Keerai Kadaiyal

Arai Keerai Kadaiyal - full recipe with stepwise pictures. Arai Keerai kadaiyal is an easy recipe you can make this in minutes. As i said in my previous posts, mostly i choose easiest recipes to make as it is less time consuming. This keerai masiyal is also one such recipe, here i didn't use the "mathu & chatti" to mash the keerai. I just pulsed in the mixer, because i'm not feeling well today😫. If you want you can mash with the mathu & chatti. This keerai recipe is how my mom makes at home try this and let me know.

Arai Keerai Kadaiyal - Recipe with Stepwise Pictures

Ingredients:

Arai Keera/Amaranthus - 1 bunch
Moong dal - 1/4 cup
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Green Chilli - 3
Garlic - 5
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
Pepper owder - 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida/hing - 2 pinches

To Temper:

Oil- 1 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Small Red chilli/Milagai Vatral - 4-5

Method:

1. Blanch the keerai by picking only its leaves, wash it well and keep aside
2. In a pressure cooker, wash and add the moong dal with water
3. Add the onion, tomato, garlic, green chilli, Pepper powder, sambar powder, salt and asafoetida
4. Then add the keerai and cook for 2 whistles
5. Wait for the pressure to get released naturally and transfer it to a mixie jar , just pulse for 2- 3 times
6. In a pan temper the items given under 'to temper', add it to the keerai 
7. Serve hot with rice.

With Stepwise Pictures:

Blanch the keerai by picking only its leaves, wash it well and keep aside

In a pressure cooker, wash and add the moong dal with water

Add the onion, tomato, garlic, green chilli, Pepper powder, sambar powder, salt and asafoetida

Then add the keerai and cook for 2 whistles

Wait for the pressure to get released naturally and transfer it to a mixie jar , just pulse for 2- 3 times

In a pan temper the items given under 'to temper', add it to the keerai

Serve hot with rice.