Keerai kootu is our family favourite kootu recipe. We make it at least once in a week.I make it for my husband’s lunch box paired with vatha kuzhambu/ puli kuzhambu.It tastes great.I learnt this recipe from my MIL. I’ll post my mom’s version soon..Usually vengaya vadagam is used for seasoning this kootu. I love that combination very much . But my husband hates it.. So I saute the small onions till dark brown ( as u see in picture) & season this kootu.It tastes equivalent to vadagam..My husband likes to have this kootu mixed with plain rice & ghee.. Try this healthy accompaniment for lunch & enjoy . We follow the same procedure and make kootu with mulai keerai , siru keerai etc..
INGREDIENTS
1 cup – 250ml
- Amaranthus/arai keerai – 2 small bunch OR 2 cups
- Moong dal – 2 tbsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp
- Sambar powder – 1 tsp
- salt & water – As needed
To grind
- Grated coconut – 1/4 cup
- Rice flour –1 tsp
To temper
- Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Urad dal – 1 tsp
- Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Cumin seeds / jeera – 1/2 tsp
- Small onion – 5 nos or Big onion – 1/2 no
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METHOD
- Wash & chop the keerai finely. In a pressure cooker base , take the chopped keerai , moong dal , sambar powder , salt and water. Cook it for 1 –2 whistle in low flame. Grind the coconut with rice flour adding little water to make a smooth paste.Set aside.
- After the steam is released from the cooker , mash the mixture well till moong dal becomes mushy..Now add the coconut paste ,mix well and allow it to boil till kootu becomes semi thick in consistency..
- In a kadai , temper all the ingredients given under” to temper” in the same order. Saute till onion turns dark golden brown with a nice smell..Add to the kootu ..
Mix with plain rice & ghee or enjoy as an accompaniment!
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NOTE
- My mil cooks the keerai & dal separately and mix them .But i pressure cook everything together. But make sure dal should be mushy.
- This kootu can be made with mulai keerai / thandu keerai and siru keerai ..
- Adding vengaya vadagam for seasoning gives a great taste. Do try if u have in hand..But u should saute it till dark brown in low flame and add to kootu..
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