Keerai Masiyal / Green leaves Curry

It is my Mom in law's recipe. After my wedding only I came to know that without using Dal, simply we can make curry using green leaves / Keerai. As soon as it is done, it has to be consumed, This curry is so tasty with the flavour of coconut oil and a hot cooked rice. A good and Healthy greens Meal 

Ingredients:

1. Keerai / Green leaves - 1 Bunch
2. Shallots - around 10
3. Garlic - 2 to 3
4. Green Chilli - 2 
5. Coconut Oil - tbsp
6. Salt as per taste

Cooking Method:

Wash the Keerai thoroughly and chop into small leaves. Cut the onions and Garlic into pieces.

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In a curry pan add some water and let it boil, as soon as the bubbles are seen add green chilli and after 2 mins add the chopped leaves.let it cook for some time in water. 

• After the keerai gets cooked or half cooked stage, add the chopped shallots and garlic and let it cook along with keerai for some time. If there is any water left in the pan pls do not discard it, collect it in other vessel. If there is no water left means, no problem at all. 
• Using a smasher or Mathu(long wooden laddle as shown in the pic) smash the keerai. 
• Then add the left over water along with coconut oil and stir the curry well.

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As soon as it is done have it with Hot Rice and Vadam. A good and healthy side dish for your Meal.

Agathi keerai poriyal /Green leaf curry using Keerai Masala powder

Agathi Keerai - " King of Greens "

Agathi keerai is one of the richest healthy greens among all other Greens. Many of us do not like to have this greens and neglect it because of its poor taste. Here I have given you the method to cook the greens as a tasty and flavourful side dish for your meal. 

For your convinience :

English: Agathi
TAMIL: Agathi Keerai
TELUGU: Avise
Hindi: Agasti
KANNADA: Agase
MALAYALAM: Agathi

Ingredients:

1. Agathi Keerai - 1 Bunch
2. Big Onion - 1
3. Shallots - 5 nos (optional)
4. Channa Dal - 2 tsp
5. Urad Dal - 1 tsp
6. Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
7. Red Chilli - 2 nos
8. Keerai Masala Powder - 1 to 2 tbsp
9. Cooking Oil - 1 tbsp
10. Salt as per taste

Cooking Method:
Wash the greens thoroughly for 2 to 3 times and cut it as small leaves.

In a pan add some water and add the cutted greens along with some salt. Cook in medium flame until it gets cooked. Do not close the Lid (Greens must not be closed while getting cooked. I follow my Mom). Do not drain the water. Cook with water as needed.

In another pan add some oil followed by onion, red chilli and cooked greens. saute it for some time. Then add keerai masala powder followed by grated coconut. give a quick saute and switch off the flame.
  
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Now your tasty and masala flavoured greens curry is ready to have with Rice.

Notes:

• For Variation you can use Murungai Keerai instead of agathi keerai. The same process as above.
• To make the curry quickly skip the 2nd step that is cooking the keerai separately. Instead, after sauting onions you can add keerai and then add water for cooking the keerai along with onions. After getting cooked add keerai masala powder.
• This masala powder is preferably used for cooking only Murungai and agathi Keerai.