siru keerai kulambu /Keerai sambar/Keerai Kuzhambu with dal

siru keerai kulambu /Keerai sambar/kuzhambu is a simple sambar for rice that is very easy to make and the taste is so comforting.The speciality is that it needs no onion,tomato or even coconut.The flavour comes all from fenugreek,chillies and hing. I used to do keerai sambar with onions and tomatoes but this one has become my personal favourite nowadays.Its a brahmin style kuzhambu and I got this recipe from one of my local friend here.You can use any type of greens available at your place.You should finely chop it because some greens will have bigger leaves.I add extra ghee at the end especially for my children because they enjoy eating this way.Even gingelly oil will give good flavour if not ghee. siru keerai kulambu /Keerai sambar needs no special side dish a simple pappad/appalam will definitely do the wonder.

siru keerai kulambu /Keerai sambar/Keerai Kuzhambu with dal

INGREDIENTS:

Siru keerai / Tropical amaranth – 1 bunch(small)(cleaned,washed and chopped)
Toor dal/thuvaram paruppu – 1/2 cup,Castor oil/vellakennai – 1/2 tsp(optional)
Moong dal/pasiparuppu – 1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Tamarind – 1/2 the size of small lemon(soaked and taken extract)

For tempering:

Ghee or oil – 1 tbsp
Mustard – 1 tsp
Asafoetida/hing – 1/2 tbsp
Dry red chillies – 1or 2
Green chillies – 1or 2
Fenugreek seeds/vendhayam – 1/2 tbsp

METHOD:

BOILED AND MASHED DAL WITH WATER

EXTRACTED TAMARIND

DO TADKA WITH MUSTARD,FENUGREEK,HING

ADD BOTH CHILLES

ADD GREENS

ADD SALT

THEN TAMARIND WATER

LET IT BOIL

AT LAST ADD DAL AND COOK TILL DONE

1.Boil both dals together in a pressure cooker with water and some castor oil.
2.Clean,wash and chop greens and keep ready.
3.Keep a kadai with ghee or oil.
4.Add mustard to splutter,then add fenugreek.
5.Add hing, green and red chillies.
6.Now add greens and stir till it shrinks by adding needed salt.
7.Add tamarind water and boil for 2 minutes.
8.Now add boiled dal with water(adjust to sambar consistency by adding more water).
9.Adjust salt if necessary.
10.Let it boil for some time.
11.Then switch off and serve hot with rice.

siru keerai kulambu /Keerai sambar/Keerai Kuzhambu with dal

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Total Time 30 minutes mins

Ingredients

  

• Siru keerai / Tropical amaranth - 1 bunch small(cleaned,washed and chopped)
• Toor dal/thuvaram paruppu - 1/2 cup
• Castor oil/vellakennai - 1/2 tsp optional
• Moong dal/pasiparuppu - 1/4 cup
• Salt to taste
• Tamarind - 1/2 the size of small lemon soaked and taken extract

For tempering:

• Ghee or oil - 1 tbsp
• Mustard - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida/hing - 1/2 tbsp
• Dry red chillies - 1or 2
• Green chillies - 1or 2
• Fenugreek seeds/vendhayam - 1/2 tbsp

Instructions

 

• Boil both dals together in a pressure cooker with water and some castor oil.
• Clean,wash and chop greens and keep ready.
• Keep a kadai with ghee or oil.
• Add mustard to splutter,then add fenugreek.
• Add hing, green and red chillies.
• Now add greens and stir till it shrinks by adding needed salt.
• Add tamarind water and boil for 2 minutes.
• Now add boiled dal with water(adjust to sambar consistency by adding more water).
• Adjust salt if necessary.
• Let it boil for some time.
• Then switch off and serve hot with rice.
  

Notes

At last you can add a dollop of ghee for more flavour.
You can add even jeera and crushed garlic for tempering.
I have not added turmeric powder,if you want you can add.

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