Keerai Milagootal

Keerai Milagootal

   

Ingredients:

1. A fresh bunch of greens - (Arai keerai,Mulai keerai or Palak (Spinach)
2. Toor Dal cooked                   1/2 cup
3. Jeera                                  1 teaspoon
4. Grated coconut                    2 to 4 teaspoons
5. Red Chilli                             4
6. Hing                                    a pinch
7. Mustard seeds,Urad dal         1 teaspoon each
8. Coconut oil                        - 1 spoon for seasoning the mustard
9. Curry Leaves                        a few
10. Salt to taste

Pre-preparation:

1. Pluck the leaves from the stem
2. Wash the leaves thoroughly to remove dirt and mud that may be found in the greens
3. Chop the leaves

Preparation:

1. Put the chopped greens in a kadai with closed lid. Add just enough water to submerge the greens and let this cook with the lid closed.
2. In a separate kadai dry roast the jeera and chilli.
3. Grind the above using a blender along with coconut and the boiled greens.
4. Add the cooked toor dal to the above mix, and cook till the raw smell of the ground jeera and the chilli disappears.
5. Season with mustard seeds using a little coconut oil and serve hot.

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