Greens cooked with dal

CHOWLI COOKED WITH MOONG DAL / GREENS WITH DAL / KEERAI MASIYAL / ARAI KEERAI MASIYAL / AMARANTH LEAVES COOKED WITH MOONG DAL .

Keerai masiyal is a side dish recipe made  with greens and dal from Tamil nadu. This keerai masiyal is best comfort food . We can try this recipe with any greens like spinach / chowli / amaranth etc . It can be made with toor dal or mung dal, or a mixture of both.

 A very scrumptious South Indian side dish that goes well with any South Indian main courses 

AMARANTH LEAVES – Rich in protein, calcium, iron, copper, essential vitamins, magnesium, zinc and manganese, the humble amaranth has more to offer than the other leafy green vegetables.

MOONG DAL – Yellow gram like other lentils and pulses is a good source of protein and dietary fibre. It is low in fat and rich in B complex vitamins, calcium and potassium. It is free from heaviness and flatulence, which are associated with other pulses. Moong dal is low in fat content and very high on protein. In fact, moong dal is considered to be one of the best plant-based sources of protein.

INGREDIENTS

• Chowli leaves/ amaranath leaves – 1 bunch
• Moong dal – ¼ cup
• Shallots – 5 OR 1 small onion copped
• Tomato – 1 big
• Garlic – 3
• Green chilli – 2
• Jeera – 1 tsp
• Turmeric pwdr – ¼ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 1 tsbsp
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Urad dal – ½ tsp
• Curry leaves few
• Red chilli – 2
• Asafoetida – pinch

PREPARATION

Pick the keerai leaves , discard the roots . Use the tender stems also . Wash them thoroughly. Usually the greens have loads of mud and dirt. It is very important to clean the leaves very well.

*The nutrients in the greens will be lost if you wash it after chopping it, so wash well and then chop.

Clean ,wash,rinse and soak the dal for 15 mins.

METHOD – https://youtu.be/uPaYwmN3keM

Take the soaked dal + tomato + green chilli + jeera + onion = garlic + turmeric and salt + ¾  cup water in a cooker .

Add the greens and pressure cook upto 1 or 2 whistles.

Once the pressure settles open the cooker and mash the greens very well. You can use a hand blender or mixer or wooden masher .

Add salt and mix well. *Add salt only at this stage. leaves shrinks enormously on cooking. So if salt is added initially the masiyal will be very salty.

Heat oil or ghee in a small pan. Temper with mustard seeds + urad dal + curry leaves + asafoetida +  dried red chilies.

Add the mashed dal and mix well.

Just stir and simmer for a min on low flame .

off the flame . greens cooked with dal is ready to be served .

Mix generous amount of this dal with hot steaming rice and a spoon of ghee and serve with any side dish .

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