PALAK KEERAI KOOTU RECIPE – LUNCH RECIPES

March 6, 2025 | By
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When i posted keerai kootu recipe , a reader told me to post palak keerai kootu.As i had not tried it before , i asked my MIL on how to make it. She told me to saute the leaves and cook to avoid the slimy texture. I tried that way and it worked great. We loved it with vatha kuzhambu.

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INGREDIENTS
1 cup – 200ml
  • Palak – 2 cups (chopped)
  • Moong dal – 3 tbsp
  • Sambar powder – 1.5 –2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder – 1/2tsp
  • Tomato – 1 no (finely chopped)
  • Salt n water – as required

To grind

  • Grated coconut – 1/4 cup
  • Rice flour – 1 tsp

To temper

  • Coconut oil – 1.5 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Urad dal – 1 tsp
  • Jeera – 1/2 tsp
  • Small onions – 10 nos (finely chopped)
METHOD
  • Wash and chop the palak leaves.In a pressure cooker base , heat a tsp of oil.Saute the leaves for a minute till it shrinks. Add moong dal , sambar powder , turmeric powder , tomato ,salt and water. Mix well and pressure cook in low flame for one whistle.

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  • Grind the coconut and rice flour to a smooth paste adding required water.
  • Pressure cook it in low flame for one whistle. After the steam is released, add the ground coconut paste.Mix well and boil the mixture.
  • In a tadka pan , heat coconut oil.Temper all the ingredients given under “To temper”.Saute onions till it turns golden brown with a nice smell.Add this to the kootu,mix well and serve !

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26 thoughts on “PALAK KEERAI KOOTU RECIPE – LUNCH RECIPES”

  21. Vikis Kitchen

    Palak keerai koottu looks very delicious Chitra. Malabar spinach is slimy.I too panicked while cooking it the first time and found your MIL's way by trial and error:)

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  26. AshVs_page

    Oh fortunately I came upon this recipe and tried it. Thanks for such a delicious recipe. I even tried it with coconut green chillies and jeera paste instead of using sambar powder and arisi maavu. That was also yummy. Thanks again.

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