Ingredients
Arai Keerai- 1 bunch (cleaned and cut into small pieces)
Small Onion - 10 nos
Tomato - 2 nos
Turmeric powder - pinch
Tamarind (Puli) paste - 1tspn
Salt to taste
For Tampering:-
Gingely oil - 2tspn
Red chilli - 2 or more (as required)
Mustard - 1/4 tspn
Cumin seeds -1/4 tspn
Curry leaves - 1 sting
Preparation
Heat oil in a kadai and add split red chillies, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Cook for a minute.
Add small onions, tomato, turmeric powder and salt. Cook it until the onions and tomatoes get smashed.
Now add the cleaned Arai keerai and cook it by closing the kadai with lid.
After 5 mins add tamarind paste and salt. Mix all together.
Cook it for 5mins until the raw smell goes off. Mash the mixture using mathu or Kuzhi karandi.
Goes well with hot Rasam rice/Sambar Rice.
Note:- Usually all keerai varieties will have mud under the leaves. To clean the mud we should soak the keerai in water for few mins. Use strainer to remove the excess water and clean it under running water for 2 mins so that all mud will go off.
Arai Keerai- 1 bunch (cleaned and cut into small pieces)
Small Onion - 10 nos
Tomato - 2 nos
Turmeric powder - pinch
Tamarind (Puli) paste - 1tspn
Salt to taste
For Tampering:-
Gingely oil - 2tspn
Red chilli - 2 or more (as required)
Mustard - 1/4 tspn
Cumin seeds -1/4 tspn
Curry leaves - 1 sting
Preparation
Heat oil in a kadai and add split red chillies, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Cook for a minute.
Add small onions, tomato, turmeric powder and salt. Cook it until the onions and tomatoes get smashed.
Now add the cleaned Arai keerai and cook it by closing the kadai with lid.
After 5 mins add tamarind paste and salt. Mix all together.
Cook it for 5mins until the raw smell goes off. Mash the mixture using mathu or Kuzhi karandi.
Goes well with hot Rasam rice/Sambar Rice.
Note:- Usually all keerai varieties will have mud under the leaves. To clean the mud we should soak the keerai in water for few mins. Use strainer to remove the excess water and clean it under running water for 2 mins so that all mud will go off.
