Tamil Nadu

Keerai masiyal

Name: Keerai masiyal
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Tamil
Ingredients: 2 bunches chopped amaranth leaves; 6 chopped shallots; 3 cloves garlic; 1 green chilli; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; a pinch turmeric (ground turmeric); Salt, to taste; 1/3 cup water; 2 tsp sesame oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp urad dal (split black gram); 1 dried red chilli; a pinch asafoetida

Greens cooked and mashed with garlic and cumin. Tamil comfort in a bowl.

25 minTime

5 gProtein each

mildSpice

The mashed greens3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

87kcalsame

5 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

25minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Amaranth leaves2 bunches, chopped

Shallots6, chopped

Garlic3 cloves

Green chilli1

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)a pinch

Saltto taste

Water⅓ cup

Sesame oil2 tsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Urad dal (split black gram)1 tsp

Dried red chilli1

Asafoetidaa pinch

Method

4 steps

1Wash the greens well in plenty of water. Chop fine.
2Cook the greens with shallots, garlic, green chilli, cumin, turmeric and water until soft.
3Mash with a wooden masher or pulse lightly.
4Temper mustard, urad dal, red chilli and asafoetida in sesame oil and pour over. Add salt.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Tamil Nadu

Keerai masiyal

Greens cooked and mashed with garlic and cumin. Tamil comfort in a bowl.

25 minTime

5 gProtein each

mildSpice

The mashed greens3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

87kcalsame

5 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

25minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Amaranth leaves2 bunches, chopped

Shallots6, chopped

Garlic3 cloves

Green chilli1

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)a pinch

Saltto taste

Water⅓ cup

Sesame oil2 tsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Urad dal (split black gram)1 tsp

Dried red chilli1

Asafoetidaa pinch

Method

4 steps

1Wash the greens well in plenty of water. Chop fine.
2Cook the greens with shallots, garlic, green chilli, cumin, turmeric and water until soft.
3Mash with a wooden masher or pulse lightly.
4Temper mustard, urad dal, red chilli and asafoetida in sesame oil and pour over. Add salt.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Keerai masiyal

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Keerai masiyal

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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