Name: Keerai saambar recipe by Vimala Sethuraman at BetterButter
Prep time: 17 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: One small lime size tamarind soaked in water and juice extracted; Any keerai/paalak amaranth methi, manathakali etc,well washed and chopped; One tomato.for added flavour; 1 1/2 tsp sambar powder 3/4thtsp salt; 3/4 cup pressure cooked dal with little turmeric powder; methi seed - 1/ teaspoon; brinjal - 2; Drumstick - 2; Sliced Onions - 2; Mustard seed - 1/2 teaspoon; Jeera - 1/2 teaspoon; Asafoetida; Curry leaves; Coriander leaves

ABOUT Keerai saambar RECIPE

Tasty healthy easy to prepare

Ingredients Serving: 4

One small lime size tamarind soaked in water and juice extracted
Any keerai/paalak amaranth methi, manathakali etc,well washed and chopped
One tomato.for added flavour
1 1/2 tsp sambar powder 3/4thtsp salt
3/4 cup pressure cooked dal with little turmeric powder
methi seed - 1/ teaspoon
brinjal - 2
Drumstick - 2
Sliced Onions - 2
Mustard seed - 1/2 teaspoon
Jeera - 1/2 teaspoon
Asafoetida
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves

Instructions

Take a kadai . Pour 2tsp of oil. When heated add methi seed,jeera one or two red chilly splitted, asefotida and mustard seed.
Now add the tomato and kerrai of your choice. Stir for a second and pour the tamarind juic. Add the sambar powder and salt
In addition add the brinjal or drumstick peices. let everything get cooked and veg turn soft. Add the pressure cooked dal. Allow it to boil for another 2 to 3 minutes and put of the fire.
Lastly add corriander leaves and curry leaves. Serve hot with rice or use for dosa idly

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