KEERAI MASIYAL
Servings Prep Time
1cup 10minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Servings Prep Time
1cup 10minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Ingredients
  • 1bunch Spinach
  • 2tsp Grated Coconut
  • 1tsp Cumin Seed / Jeera
  • 1/4tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 2 Red Chillies
  • To Taste Salt
  • 1tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1tsp Urad Dal
  • 1/2tsp Asafoetida
  • 1tsp Oil
Instructions
  1. Chop spinach finely and rinse in water 3-4 times.It may contain lot of sandy impurites so wash well.In a pan add cleaned spinach, jeera, turmeric powder, asafoetida and salt and cook for a while.
  2. Add grated coconut, one red chilly and cumin in a blender.
  3. Blend well.
  4. Add this mixture to the spinach.
  5. Mash well.I have used a laddle here,but you can use a matthu/whisker for proper mashing.Some grind it in mixie too but I wanted this texture,so have kept it this way.
  6. Temper with little oil,urad dal.mustard and red chilly.Serve hot with dal,rice and any gravy of your choice.
Recipe Notes

Notes

Always use fresh green spinach for masiyal.

You can skip blending of red chilly along with coconut, if you don’t like it spicy.

Addition of turmeric will enhance the taste and colour to the keerai.