Hope you all celebrated Diwali very well. I too had a nice time at my in-laws house. Coming to the recipe, this is my mom’s signature dish. I love this kuzhambu a lot. Whenever I visit my mother’s place, she prepares this keerai kulambu specially for me. With beetroot poriyal and papad / Appalam, it tastes divine.
Ingredients :
- Amaranthus tricolor/ Arai keerai – 1 bunch (1 kattu)
- Toor dal – 1/4 cup
- Tamarind – Medium gooseberry size
- Hing / asafetida – 2 pinches
- Turmeric powder – a pinch
- Salt & water – As needed.
To grind:
- Coconut – 2 tbsp
- Small onions – 2
- Jeera / cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
To temper:
- Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Urad dal – 1/2 tsp
- Small onions – 5-10 (chopped finely)
- Red chilly – 3 nos
Method :
- Clean & wash the leaves and chop it finely.
- Cook the leaves with the required water and Set aside.
- Pressure cook toor dal for 2 – 3 whistles until it becomes mushy.
- Soak the tamarind in warm water for 15 mins and extract the juice from it. Grind all the items given under “To grind “ to make a smooth paste. Keep aside.
- Then heat a kadai and add the mustard seeds, red chilli, urad dal and small onions.
- Add the tamarind extract, cooked spinach, hing, salt and required water.
- Allow it to boil till the onion gets cooked.
- Finally add the cooked toor dal and the ground coconut paste.
- Boil again for 5 mins and switch it off.
- Serve hot with rice and ghee !!
Papad and any poriyal / curry serves as the best accompaniment for this kuzhambu. My mom usually makes beetroot or carrot poriyal.
Gosh! How much I miss this keerai, we dont get it here :(
This version is new to me, have bookmarked it already to try it out during my India trip :)
my favourite kulambu….will like to have it daily
Healthy and delicous
looks very healthy…must be very yummy with rice
சூப்பர் கீரை குழம்பு.எனக்கு இந்த கீரை கிடைக்காது.முளைக்கீரையில் செய்து பார்க்கிறேன்..
I love any keerai….tasy.
I love greens dear…….we do cook in the same way but we don't add coconut paste…..but, it sounds yummy so next time I will sure try this.
Grinding onions along with coconut for sambar is new to me, but I can already feel the great taste it brings :-)
Very healthy kuzhambu Chitra… loved to have them with hot rice… but missing them here
Happy Diwali to you too, Chitra! The kuzhambu looks awesome..i love pretty much anything made with keerai – masiyal, mulagootal, anything!!
yummy & healthy kuzhambu..
should try this ,sounds good..
Healthy and yummy gravy..Spinach is ma fav…
never tried keerai adding tamarind.Sounds yummy.Will try next time.
சூப்பர்ப்…நல்ல குறிப்பு.
Nice version dear…
Delicious and healthy kuzhambu..Thanks for trying chow chow kootu chitra…Am glad u liked it dear..
you are so lucky i love this veggie but I can't get them here, well, I will feel happy seeing at this in your blog at least!!, I do make them but I haven't tried the way you have done, may be I can try it some other keerai
I too love keerai kuzhambu,like this version too ! Will try next time :)
Keerai Kuzhambhu looks great. Very healthy recipe!
I love all keerais; your curry sounds delicious!
Looks lovely!But was expecting it to be on the greenish side after seeing Spinach gravy title:P
Yes shri , it looks green.but my picture shows it yellow;) Will update the picture soon :)
Refreshing keerai kootu Chitra, I too was taken aback by the colour:)
hi, thanks for visiting. u too hav a lovely blog :)
i too make spinach gravy :)
following you frm nw on :)
Keerai in any form is so good – both to eat and for the body. Nice recipe and the kootu looks good too.
Hi,as you said it would taste divine with papad.Healthy gravy.You have given lots of info,thanks for sharing it.
Delicious Kulambu with spinach. Gonna try this soon.
Hi chitra…u stay in bangalore right? then u can find canapes in nilgiris in brigade road…u can find that in cookies section..
Healthy and yummy one, looks delicious.
Thank u all frnds :)
@ sushma , thanku.. I'll check it out :)