Puli keerai is nothing but tangy spinach gravy
Ingredients:
Chopped spinach- 1 cup
Tamarind pulp-1/2 cup
Pearl onions- 10
Red chillies-3
Mustard seeds- 1 tea spoon
Curry leaves- a few
Sambar powder- 1-2 table spoon
Oil-1 table spoon
Hing- a pinch
Salt
Method:
1.Cook the spinach in the microwave for abiut 6 minutes.
2.Soak tamarind in warm water and get the pulp done.
3.In a pan, heat oil and splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves.Once they spluttter, add hing and red chillies and fry for 30 seconds.
4.Add chopped pearl onions and fry until light pink.
5.Add the chopped/cooked spinach and pour the tamarin pulp/water into it.
6.Add sambar powder , salt and let the mixture boil and thicken a little bit.
7.Switch off once the raw smell of sambar powder gives away.Serve with steamed rice.
Serves 2
Love to have with rice and also like the tangy taste in it Shubha 🙂
me too padma, I generally like a little pulippu
mouth watering…!!! I love all these traditional South dishes..this looks yumm!!! feel like eating it rite away!
traditional south Indian dishes r ofcourse a rank higher in my list too
Simple and yummy puli keerai ,tastes awesome with hot rice. 🙂
Exactly!
i love anything with keerai.. so i surely love this wish to have with hot rice.. nice recipe
u r just like my sister.she loves anything with grensI was never a big fan of greens, but now I am
Hi Subha ..
Never tried this recipe..it looks yummy
its pretty easy VeenaDo try it out
Would love to pour those over my steamed rice!!
ya, they taste really gud with rice.
This would go so well with rice, love it, looks quite tasty!!
ya it does taste gud and does go well with steamed rice.pretty much a comfort food
Perfectly healthy comfort food !
u said it!Thanks for dropping by Usha
Lovely new dish…
🙂
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I sure will and thanks a bunch Preethi
Looks tangy and yummy.
it sure is valar
This one is also too good..but I have a doubt Subha..what are the ingredients of ur sambar powder..saw it in broccoli post too..I guess its not the store bought sambar powder..pls let me know dear..:)
oh ya, its not the store bought one Varsha and is home made..I donot know the exact measurement of the ingredients..will ask amma and let u know.