Simple Keerai Masiyal

Keerai Masiyal is a simple dish but with good taste and we used to have this keerai masiyal with plain pappu rice in our childhood. It's a very healthy meal for the kids. In this method, you can make Masiyal with different types of greens that are available in your place. I made this with Spinach that are abundant in our place.

Ingredients

Spinach Leaves - 1 full bunch ( Palak / Paala kura / pasalai keerai )

Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp

Hing / Asafoetida - 1 Pinch

Jeera Seeds - 1 tbsp

Salt - 2 tsp

Sugar - 1 pinch

Thuvar Dal / Thuvaram Paruppu / Kandhi Pappu - Cooked 3 tbsp

For Tempering

Olive Oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard Seeds - 2 tsp

Urad Dal / Mina Pappu / Ulutham Paruppu - 2 tsp

Dry red chillies - 3 medium ones

Method

• Wash the spinach leaves and cut into small pieces and put them into a thick bottomed vessel.
• Add 1 tbsp of jeera, little hing / asafoetida , turmeric powder, a pinch of sugar into the same vessel.
• Add very little water into the vessel and allow them to cook well.
• After its cooked, add 3 tbsp of cooked toor dal / thuvaram paruppu / kandhi pappu into the vessel and mash everything together as much as you can.
• Add 2 tsp of salt into the mixture and mix them thoroughly.
• Switch off the heat after a minute. Then, start the tempering process by adding the above ingredients. Pour them onto the keerai masiyal and mix well.
• Now, the healthy keerai masiyal is ready to be eaten with rice...

Variations

For more spicyness, add a green chilly slit into two halves along with the spinach leaves. And you can mash it with the spinach leaves after adding the cooked dal.

Tips

By adding a pinch of Sugar to the green leaves while cooking, you can retain the green colour in the dish even after its cooked.

For any diet menu plan, you can confidently include this keerai masiyal in your diet menu by omitting the tempering process.