Description
Collard greens are a member of the cabbage family. This preparation is made in typical Tamil Nadu style Keerai paruppu using green moong dal (Pachai paruppu)| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 bunch | Collard greens |
| ¾ cup | Green gram |
| 1 no | Onion (diced) |
| 2 clove | Garlic (crushed) |
| 2 pinch | Turmeric powder |
| ¼ no | Tomato (diced) |
| 3 pinch | Asafoetida powder |
| ¼ tsp | Mustard |
| ¼ tsp | Cumin seeds |
| 2 nos | Dry red chilli |
| 4 nos | Curry leaves |
| ½ tsp | Salt (or to taste) |
| 4 tsp | Oil |
| ½ tsp | Grated coconut (optional) |
| 1 cup | Water |
Instructions
Wash the collard greens thoroughly, rinse each leaf separately under cold water. Remove the stems that run down the center and stack one leaf on another, roll them and cut them into thin strips or chop them finely. Pressure cook green gram(moong dal) up to to one hiss and keep aside. Heat oil in a deep sauce pan and splutter mustard, cumin seeds, dry red chillies and curry leaves. Sprinkle the asafoetida powder and fry the onions and garlic until translucent. Now add the greens, chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, little salt and water. Cover and let simmer for 30 minutes or until the leaf becomes tender. At this stage add the cooked dal and mix to blend. Check for salt and add grated coconut, this is optional. Serve with hot steamed rice and ghee.
Notes
Collard greens takes little longer to cook when compared to other greens.
Comments
7 responses to “Collard Greens Dal”
can u tell me how do we call collard greens in indian sabji mandi. thanx in advance
appreciate your way of letting us know the cool way of cutting those greens, i did it faster and they looked more even n beautiful, thanks for sharing, my keerai is being cooked, i sneaked out to write to you, thanks again
Tried y'day…cameout superb. Also as you mentioned i took more time to cook than the regular grees…but taste of your receipe was yummy !!! I'm going to try all your vegetarian receipes…
We didn't edit anything, sometimes if you don't submit properly, it won't show up. What was ur question??
You didn't edit anything, i edited my question Mullai. B'coz previously i posted like What is green gram dhal ? After clicking on submit i found green gram is Paasi paruppu, so that instead of deleting i altered my question as i posted below…Its my mistake pa…without reading it fully i posted the question. That's why…
BTW, Mullai do u have any idea where could i get like 20 lbs or 40 lbs Brown Rice.
edited my ques…I'm going to make today…will let you know the outcome.
previously i posted like what is green gram and i found in the method.