Amaranth Greens or keerai molagootal

Name: Amaranth Greens or keerai molagootal
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 packet Chawli greens,small bowl of freshly grated coconut; 2 bowls water; 1 bowl tur dal or split pigeon pea dal; 1 tsp cumin seeds,; 2 - 3 dry red chillies; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder,; 3 - 4 black pepper; 1 tsp mustard seeds,; 1 tsp of coconut oil for tempering,; Pinch asafoetida

Supriya Shenoy @Minoshkaa2021

Mumbai, India

This is a heartwarming simple recipe with turdal. Works wonders in this scorching summer heat. Here I have used Chavli greens, you also can make it with other greens like spinach, also with cabbage, snake gourd.

Supriya Shenoy @Minoshkaa2021

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 servings

1 packetChawli greens,small bowl of freshly grated coconut
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1 bowltur dal or split pigeon pea dal
1 tspcumin seeds,
2 - 3 dry red chillies
1/2 tsp turmeric powder,
3 - 4 black pepper
1 tspmustard seeds,
1 tsp of coconut oil for tempering,
Pinchasafoetida

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Wash and cut the Chavli leaves
2

Boil the turdal in a pressure cooker with water for 2 to 3 whistles.
3

Then blend fresh coconut, cumin seeds, pepper and dry red chillies to a paste with 1 to 2 tbsp of water.
4

Then take a cooking vessel in it add the cooked tur dal with turmeric powder to it add the Chavli greens and a bowl of water and let it boil.
5

To this boiling dal and Chavli leaves add the blended paste of coconut, red chiilies,cummin, pepper and stir and add 1more bowl of water for a semi thick liquid consistency.
6

When all this gets cooked nice which takes about 8 to 9 minutes. Remove from fire.
7

Temper with coconut oil, mustard seeds and pinch of asafoetida.

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Supriya Shenoy @Minoshkaa2021

on May 11, 2021 06:03

Mumbai, India

My love for cooking has developed rather late. Functional cooking was comfortable but slowly after my children have grown up and started becoming foodies and my hubby too and especially during this lockdown have started cooking and enjoying the process too.