Spinach Keerai Masiyal – Palak Keerai Masiyal

Spinach Masiyal

Spinach Masiyal / கீரை மசியல் – is one of the easiest, healthiest dish that you can make under 15 minutes. It can be a main dish topped over piping hot rice or can be a side for many meal… its our family routine to have some kind of keerai masiyal thrice a week and this is one such preparation.

Some similar recipes to try…

  1. Arai Keerai Masiyal 
  2. Vallarai Masiyal
  3. Keerai kadaiyal
  4. Mulai Keerai Paruppu

Ingredients

  1. Spinach / Palak Keerai – 1 small bunch (30 leaves with stalks)
  2. Pearl onion / Chinna vengayam – 2 (chopped)
  3. Garlic – 3 (crushed)
  4. Dry red chili – 2
  5. Mustard seeds – 1/4 teaspoon
  6. Split black gram – 1/4 teaspoon
  7. Cumin seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
  8. Asafoetida powder – 1/4 teaspoon
  9. Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
  10. Salt – 1/2 teaspoon
  11. Oil – 2 teaspoons

Lets see how to make this Spinach Masiyal

Spinach Masiyal

Wash and rinse the spinach leaves in cold water to clean off all the dirt and mud.

Spinach Masiyal

Heat a pan with 1/2 teaspoon oil and saute it over high flame for 5 minutes with turmeric powder.  Cook till it wilts a bit. Switch off and let cool a bit.

Spinach Masiyal

Blend it in a mixer along with salt.

Spinach Masiyal

Finally heat the remaining oil and splutter mustard seeds, dry red chili, split black gram and cumin seeds. Add in the onion & garlic and saute for few minutes until they turn tender. Sprinkle a little asafoetida and pour this over the spinach mixture.

Serve with rice topped with ghee!

Notes

  • Serves 2
  • You may choose any keerai / greens for this recipe.
  • You may blend the greens and then do tempering or you may pulse along with talippu. Either way it tastes good.

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One response to “Spinach Keerai Masiyal – Palak Keerai Masiyal”

  1. Menagasathia Avatar

    such a beautiful colour…