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
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 2serving | 10minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 10minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1bunch spinach(palak or mulai keerai) |
- 3tsps Channa dal|
- 3tsps Tur Dal|
- 3 red chilli|
- 1tsp Jeera / Cumin|
- 3tsps coconutGrated |
- 1/2cup curdSour |
- to taste salt|
- 1pinch asafoetida|
- 1/2tsp mustard|
- 1/2tsp coconut oil|
- 1sprig curry leaves|
Instructions
- Wash carefully spinach leaves without any mud.Chop them finely and adding salt.
- Cook till they are done.
- Soak tur and channa dal alongwith red chillies in water.
- Put channa dal,tur dal.grated coconut,jeera and red chillies in a blender.
- Grind nicely.
- Add ground paste to the spinach mixt
- Cook till the spinach blends well with the ground paste.
- Add sour curd and mix well.
- Wait till the mixture thickens.
- When it reaches a thick consistency temper in coconut oil mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves.Pour in the temperings to the spinach gravy.
- 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.
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Coconut oil imparts a nice aroma,so don’t avoid it.