Here I have used red spinach which resembles more like an Indian Amaranth ( thandan keerai) The bright red color of this green is very atractive to our eyes, after cooking also it looks bright red , like a beetroot color.
Ingredients :
1. keerai ---- 1 small bunch
2. small onions ---- 10 nos
3. dry red chillies ---- 2 nos
4. salt to taste
5. grated coconut ---- 1 tablespoon
6. oil ---- 1/4 teaspoon
7. mustard & urad dhal ---- 1/2 teaspoon
Preparation Method
1. clean the keerai and remove the root parts & wash it clean and chop it finely along with the soft stems , chop onions also.
2. Heat a pan with 1/4 teaspoon of oil and add mustard & urad dhal , then add chopped onions , red chillies and saute for a minute.
3. Then add the chopped keerai and required salt and cook this in very low flame.
4. Stir slowly as the keerai reduces in volume as it gets cooked , it leaves water , so no need to add any water. Now keep the flame in medium high so that the water evaporates apparently the keerai gets cooked.
5. Then finally add grated coconuts and stir well to get a dry porital.
serve this keerai pooriyal with rice. we can even eat this by mixing with rice and ghee.
note
* Do not cook the keerai covered as it will loose its color.
* A pinch of adding sugar helps to retain green color of greens.
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