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MOR KEERAI

 

 

Mor keerai is a yogurt based gravy with ground spices and spinach.It tastes great with any variety rice or with simple rasam as well.I have one recipe of keeri masiyal in my blog which is a simple mashed spinach with coconut.This one is an authentic recipe and forms as a regular feature in our household.Spinach has high iron content and is good for people who are anemic.I made long time back but couldn’t post it.Now I remembered this today and thought to post this in my blog.You can make this with palk too,but mulai keerai tastes best.See below the recipe of this simple gravy and let me know.

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Mor Keerai
Mor keerai is a yogurt based gravy with ground spices and spinach.It tastes great with any variety rice or with simple rasam as well.I have one recipe of keeri masiyal in my blog which is a simple mashed spinach with coconut.This one is an authentic recipe and forms as a regular feature in our hous
Course side dish
Cuisine south indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
serving
Ingredients
Course side dish
Cuisine south indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
serving
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Wash carefully spinach leaves without any mud.Chop them finely and adding salt.
  2. Cook till they are done.
  3. Soak tur and channa dal alongwith red chillies in water.
  4. Put channa dal,tur dal.grated coconut,jeera and red chillies in a blender.
  5. Grind nicely.
  6. Add ground paste to the spinach mixt
  7. Cook till the spinach blends well with the ground paste.
  8. Add sour curd and mix well.
  9. Wait till the mixture thickens.
  10. When it reaches a thick consistency temper in coconut oil mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves.Pour in the temperings to the spinach gravy.
  11. Moor Keerai is ready.Serve with rice piping hot.
Recipe Notes

Notes.

If you are in a hurry instead of soaking dals,you can add 2 tsp of gram flour/besan and proceed the same way.

Wash well the spinach leaves.

Coconut oil imparts a nice aroma,so don’t avoid it.