SIMPLE GREENS (SPINACH) THOGAIYAL

KEERAI THOGAIYAL

                                                     

A very simple and valuable recipe on greens (keerai)

Palak or mulaikeerai	One bunch
Mustard	1 tsp
Urad dhal	2 tsp
Bengal gram dhal	2 tsp
Green chilli	1
Red chilli	1
Grated coconut(optional)	2 tbsn
Tamarind paste	1 tsp
Oil	Tsp
Salt to taste
Cumin seeds(Jeera) raw	1tsp

1.     Wash the greens (no need to cut them) and microwave it without water for 4 minutes.

2.     In a tawa pour one tsp of oil and fry mustard, urad dhal and gram dhal with green and red chilli.

3.     First grind the fried dhals and raw jeera with salt.

4.     Add tamarind paste and coconut and grind well.

5.     Add the greens (by this time it would have cooled down) and grind well.

6.     There is no water and not much of oil and the greens are not cooked for a long time (by this it will not lose its nutritious value).

7.     An excellent dish to have with rice, chappathi or as a side dish with curd rice.

8.     It can also be a very good filling for bread sandwich.

9.     Enjoy.

One cup of spinach thogaiyal involves one bunch of spinach.So one's serving size will be equal to 1/4th of a cup.Calculate the nutrtion accordingly.