Keerai Masiyal is a healthy and flavorful spinach recipe from southern India. Keerai is the Tamil word for spinach, and Masiyal refers to a mashed vegetable dish popular in Tamil Nadu.
Keerai Masiyal is made with fresh spinach leaves cooked with garlic, onions, and basic spices. The dish is then mashed and seasoned with fresh coconut and cumin, giving it a unique flavour and texture. The dish is usually served with rice or roti and is a perfect way to add greens to your diet.
Spinach is a superfood packed with nutrients like iron, vitamin C, and calcium, making Keerai Masiyal a healthy and nutritious dish. This recipe is also easy to make and requires only a few essential ingredients. It’s a great way to introduce your taste buds to the flavours of South India.
Keerai Masiyal is a popular South Indian dish often served with rice.
Keerai Masiyal
Ingredients
- 1 bunch Keerai (Spinach) medium size
- 1 cup Toor Dal
- 2 Tomatoes chopped
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Cumin Powder
- 2 Green Chillies
- 1 tsp Ghee
- 1 tsp Oil
- Salt as per taste
For Tempering:
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tsp Urad Dal
- 2 Dry Red Chillies adjust as desired
- 1 tsp Asafoetida Powder
Instructions
- Clean, wash and rinse the spinach.
- Chop the spinach and tomatoes.
- Pressure cook the chopped spinach, tomatoes, toor dal and turmeric powder with enough water until 1 or 2 whistles or until the dal is cooked.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium flame.
- Fry the tempering ingredients for 30 seconds.
- Add the green chillies and saute for a minute.
- Add the cooked spinach and dal mixture.
- Add salt and cook for 5 minutes.
- Using the back of a ladle, slightly mash the spinach.
- 10. Add cumin powder and ghee.
- 11. Stir well and remove from flame.
- 12. Serve hot with rice.
