Keerai Thandu Poriyal Recipe

Name: Keerai Thandu Poriyal Recipe | Red Keerai Poriyal Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 4 cups chopped finely Red Amaranth Leaves / Keerai Thandu; 1 tsp Oil; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku; 1 tsp Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu; 2 cut into small pieces Dry Red Chillies; 1 medium size chopped finely Onions; 4 to 5 cloves chopped finely Garlic; 2 tsp Chilli Powder; 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi; Salt to taste; 1/2 cup grated Fresh Coconut

Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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Keerai Thandu Poriyal Recipe with step by step picture. This red keerai poriyal recipe is made with Red Keerai Thandu, coconut and spices.

Keerai Thandu Poriyal (Red Keerai Recipes)

This dish is one of the super healthy food. You all know how good spinach is to your body. I have quite a few spinach recipes in my blog. Check it all here. I try to include spinach in my families diet atleast twice or thrice a week. If i find it difficult to make it for lunch, i atleast make this soup. But most of the time i make this kadayal. Because people in this house loves that.

How beautiful this spinach looks right. We buy this keerai thandu quite often, a old lady bring spinach daily to our street..Sometimes she carries this spinach. I never miss to get that from her. I make this keerai thandu purikari often with it. But couple days back, i decided to make poriyal with it. I also made vallarai keerai thogayal to go with it.. It was one healthy lunch.

Ingredients for Keerai Thandu Poriyal Recipe (Red Keerai Recipe)

Red Amaranth Leaves / Keerai Thandu - 4 cups chopped finely
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
Dry Red Chillies - 2 cut into small pieces
Onions - 1 medium size chopped finely
Garlic - 4 to 5 cloves chopped finely
Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Fresh Coconut - ½ cup grated

What i love about the keerai is the bright red colour it has. So give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

How to make Keerai Thandu Poriyal

Heat oil in a kadai. Add in mustard, urad dal and chillies. Saute for a min.
Add in onions and garlic. Saute for a min.
Add in salt, turmeric and chilli powder. Saute for 30 sec.
Add in spinach leaves and toss well. they will wilt and shrink. Cook it for 8 to 10 mins.
Stir inbetweeen.
Now add in grated coconut and toss well for another 5 mins.
Serve with rice.

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