Red variety or thandu keerai or arakeerai will be suitable for this. Even drumstick leaves can be used to prepare the dish
Keerai - 2 bunch
Grated coconut - 2 tblspn
Turmeric - a pinch
salt as required
salt as required
For powder
Raw Rice - 2 tbl spn
Red chilly - 1
Seasoning
Oil - 1 tblspn
Mustard- 1/2 tspn
Urad dal -1 tspn
Procedure
Procedure
Wash the keerai in 3 changings of water. Finely chop them. Tender stems can also be included.
Take a MW safe bowl. Do the seasoning. If your not combfortable with seasoning in MW, do it on stovetop and proceed.
Add the chopped green, turmeric and salt. Sprinkle handful water. MW high for 6 minutes. The timings may vary depending on the quantity and type of keerai used.
Wash and dry the rice. In another MW bowl, add the rice and MW for 3 minutes. The rice should turn light brownAdd the red chilly and MW for 30 seconds. When cool, powder them in the mixer not too fine.
Add the powder to the cooked keerai and mw for a minute.Remove and garnish with fresh grated coconut.
Wash and dry the rice. In another MW bowl, add the rice and MW for 3 minutes. The rice should turn light brownAdd the red chilly and MW for 30 seconds. When cool, powder them in the mixer not too fine.
Add the powder to the cooked keerai and mw for a minute.Remove and garnish with fresh grated coconut.
Serve with hot rice and sambhar/rasam
This is off to Srivalli for her MEC-Greens theme.
This is soo healthy and simple to make!!Will try it.Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIt looks so yummy! A healthy recipe. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteshalini, you were quick with your response. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteUma, thanks. Its healthy and easy to prepare
i use green leafy veggies a lot in cooking. this is yet another simple and delicious dish.
ReplyDeletewow..you have your own green garden..great looking leaves...thanks for the nice entry!..
ReplyDeletesia, thanks.Since you use lots of green, no wonder you find this simple.
ReplyDeletevalli, thanks. Looking forward to ur lovely roundup