Description
Poriyal is a dry fry dish made with vegetables, greens and even with some seafood items. Normally it is made without eggs, but this is a new combination where onions sauteed with spinach and scrambled eggs. Even people who hate spinach especially kids would love this dish. Spinach has outstanding nutritional qualities and can also be rolled up in a chappati to make a healthy meal.
Paalakura talimpu / Cheera thoran / Keerai poriyal / Pasalai keerai / Palak
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 bunch | Spinach |
| 1 no | Onion |
| 3 clove | Garlic |
| 2 nos | Red chilli |
| ½ tsp | Mustard |
| ½ tsp | Cumin seeds |
| ½ tsp | Split black gram |
| ¼ tsp | Asafoetida |
| 5 tsp | Oil |
| 1 tsp | Red chilli powder |
| 1 tsp | Corrainder/dhania powder |
| ¼ tsp | Turmeric powder |
| ½ tsp | Cumin powder |
| ½ tsp | Salt |
| 3 nos | Eggs (lightly beaton with litlle salt) |
| ¼ cup | Fresh grated coconut (optional) |
| 5 nos | Curry leaves |
Instructions
Heat oil in a wide pan and splutter mustard, cumin seeds, black gram , red chilli and asafoetida. Then saute onion and garlic for a few minutes to turn them translucent. Now add finely chopped fresh spinach ( if using frozen, thaw and drain all water by squeezing it) to the onion mixture along with turmeric, red chilli powder, corrainder powder, cumin powder and salt.
Let the spinach cook and blend well with spice powder. Once it becomes tender add beaten eggs and scramble it with the spinach. Saute well to cook the eggs thoroughlyand garnish with curry leaves. Fresh grated coconut can be mixed at this stage, but not really necessary.
4 Comments
hi mulli , i have a doubt,Pasalai keerai / Palak are different greens or the same.i thing picture shows the pasalai keerai.really the palak leaves are bigger than this.some keerai varities are available im my town.this is avail here.so pls clear my doubt.it is very verrrrrrryyyyy help full for me & my family. is this method works both type of keerai.if any body can clear my doubt i welcome you.
A very very laaaaate reply. But, pushed by my mind to reply u. Here in a vegetable store the storekeeper said, Palak is From Delhi. And Pasalai keerai is our “Naattu pasalai keerai”. Palak is mainly used to make Chappathis. I think, this Mullai’s recipe will be good if tried with “Nattu Pasalai keerai”. U asked the question two years back !!! So, have u tried the recipe?
hi mullai..
As u had mentioned even kids who hate spinach have started loving it.. it was great..
thank you 🙂
i have tried that….. it was good