Name: Keerai Kootu | Greens With Toor Dal recipe by Akum Jamir at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Keerai leaves a big bunch; Toor Dal 1/4 cup; Coconut 1/4 cup; Dry Red Chilly 1; Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp; Salt to taste; Water 1 cup or little more; To temper:; Coconut oil 2 tsp; Mustard seeds 1 tsp; Urad dal 1 tsp; few curry leaves; Dry Red Chilly 1; Asafoetida 1/4 Tsp

ABOUT Keerai Kootu | Greens With Toor Dal RECIPE

It is a South Indian Dish. The unique blend of coconut and dal makes it different from other preparations. Serve with steaming rice with a dollop of ghee.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Keerai leaves a big bunch
Toor Dal 1/4 cup
Coconut 1/4 cup
Dry Red Chilly 1
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Water 1 cup or little more
To temper:
Coconut oil 2 tsp
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Urad dal 1 tsp
few curry leaves
Dry Red Chilly 1
Asafoetida 1/4 Tsp

Instructions

Wash and clean the Keerai Leaves in running water and keep aside.
Take a pressure cooker add the toor dal and pressure cook for 5 mins. Remove and mash the dal and keep aside.
Grind the coconut, cumin and red chilli to a fine paste and keep aside.
Bring 1/2 cup of water to boil and quickly blanch the leaves with some salt for 3-5 mins.
Take off the leaves and reserve the water.
Once cooled, mash the leaves by traditional pestle or gently pulse in a blender.
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
Add the mustard seeds and let it crackle.
Add urad dal, red chilli, curry leaves and asafoetida and saute for a min.
Add the coconut paste , salt, mashed dal and cook around 5 minutes.
Add the mashed keerai and cook for 2-3 mins and take off the heat.

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