Healthy keerai kootu made using spinach and dal. This keerai kootu can be served with rice and some ghee.
Keerai Kootu Recipe
Vallarai Keerai or Brahmi leaves which it is called in english is really healthy for us and increases memory power, so good for kids. I have three recipes of that keerai in this blog, check out my vallarai keerai sambar, vallarai keerai thogayal. This is another simple recipe which can be prepared using that keerai.
About this Recipe
I made this kootu so many days before and served it with paruppu rasam and vazhakkai chukka fry. It was truly yummy, vallarai keerai has a little bitterness, so i added a tiny bit of sugar to balance it and it really worked. You can check out my other kootu recipes and spinach recipes too. Hope you will love this and let me know if you try this.
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How to Make Keerai Kootu
- Take all grinding ingredients in a blender, add some water and make it into smooth puree.
- Take dal, spinach, tomatoes, garlic, turmeric powder and water in a pressure cooker. Cook it for 2 whistle, simmer the flame for 10 mins. Turn the heat off and let the steam go all by itself.
- Now open the cooker and put it back on stove. Add salt, sugar and ground masala. Mix well. Adjust the consistency with some water.Let this simmer for 5 mins..
- Now make seasoning by heating oil and frying all seasoning ingredients in it. Pour this over the kootu and mix well.
- Serve with rice.
📖 Recipe
Vallarai Keerai Kootu Recipe | Brahmi Leaves Kootu Recipe
Ingredients
- Vallarai Keerai / Brahmi leaves- 2 cup chopped finely
- Yellow Split Moong Dal / Pasi paruppu - ½ cup
- Tomatoes - 1 large chopped
- Garlic - 2 fat cloves
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Sugar - ½ tsp
- For Grinding:
- Fresh Coconut - ½ cup Grated
- Dry Red Chilli - 2
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
- Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 1 tblspn
- For Seasoning:
- Oil - 1 tsp
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Cumin Seeds/ Jeerakam - ½ tsp
- Urad dal / Ulundu paruppu - 1 tsp
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya podi - ¼ tsp
- Curry Leaves a sprig
Instructions
- Take all grinding ingredients in a blender, add some water and make it into smooth puree.
- Take dal, spinach, tomatoes, garlic, turmeric powder and water in a pressure cooker. Cook it for 2 whistle, simmer the flame for 10 mins. Turn the heat off and let the steam go all by itself.
- Now open the cooker and put it back on stove. Add salt, sugar and ground masala. Mix well. Adjust the consistency with some water.Let this simmer for 5 mins..
- Now make seasoning by heating oil and frying all seasoning ingredients in it. Pour this over the kootu and mix well.
- Serve with rice.
Version 2: Red Spinach Kootu | Amaranth Leaves Kootu
I made this kootu so many days before and served it with paruppu rasam and vazhakkai chukka fry. It was truly yummy. You can check out my other kootu recipes and spinach recipes too.
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 25 to 30 mins
Serves : 4 to 5
Ingredients for Red Spinach Kootu
- Red Spinach leaves / Amaranth - 3 cup chopped finely
- Yellow Split Moong Dal / Pasi paruppu - ½ cup
- Salt to taste
- Fresh Coconut - ½ cup Grated
- Dry Red Chilli - 2
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
- Ghee - 1 tblspn
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
- Take all grinding ingredients in a blender, add make it into a coarse mixture.
- Take dal, spinach and water in a sauce pan and cook till dal is done. Add salt and mix well.
- Add in ground masala. Mix well. Adjust the consistency with some water.Let this simmer for 5 mins..
- Now make seasoning by heating ghee and frying all seasoning ingredients in it. Pour this over the kootu and mix well.
- Serve with rice.
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| Take coconut, cumin and dry chillies in a blender |
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| puree till it is little coarse |
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| now take moong dal in a sauce pan |
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| add chopped red spinach |
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| add water |
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| cooked till done |
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| add coconut mix |
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| add salt |
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| mix well and simmer for few mins |
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| heat ghee and crackle mustard and urad dal |
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| pour it in |
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| mix well |
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| Serve |
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Hamaree Rasoi
Kootu looks so comforting and delicious.
Deepa
vidya
Awesome.. it's really yummy..
plasterers bristol
been looking for a nice recipe of this to try. Thanks for sharing this.
Simon
Vinitha
Wow!!!!! Amazing ,my kids simply loved it!!! Thankyou 🙏🏻😊