Chettinadu Keerai Masiyal

Green Leafy Vegetables are rich in vitamins and minerals. Chettinadu Keerai Masiyal is a very tasty and healthy recipe that can be eaten with rice or served as an accompaniment. They are creamy in texture and mildly spiced making them kids-friendly. This masiyal can be made with any variety of green. The addition of dal brings a great texture to this masiyal. It is usually served along with sambar and thuvattal or any varuval. Try this tasty, simple, and healthy chettinadu keerai masiyal.   https://youtu.be/Lju4_EgAW_Q
Servings: 4 yield(s)
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 15 mins
Ingredients
  • 2 cup Spinach Leaves
  • 1/4 cup Moong Dal
  • 2 stick Green chilli
  • Salt
    • Tempering Ingredients
  • 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1/4 tsp Jeera Seeds
  • 1 stick Red Chilli
  • 1 tsp Gingelly Oil
  • 2 tsp Chopped Onion
  • 1 tsp Chopped Garlic
Instructions
  1. Pressure cook 1/4th cup of moong dal in pressure cooker.
  2. Clean 2 cups of Spinach leaves and add them to a pan. Now add 2 green chillies and cook them with a half cup of water. Mash spinach with a masher. Add the cooked dal with salt to taste.
  3. Heat a pan with a teaspoon of gingelly oil. Add mustard seeds, jeera seeds, red chilli. Roast them and add two teaspoons of chopped onions, one teaspoon of garlic, and add them to the mashed keerai-dal. Serve with rice and ghee.