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Keerai mandi

chettinad keerai mandi
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Tamilnadu cuisine
Keyword: chettinad cuisine, chettinad recipes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 193kcal
Author: Jinoo Jayakrishnan
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Ingredients

  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp urad dal
  • 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 1 no green chilli - slit
  • 1 no red chilli - broken
  • 3 cloves garlic - chopped
  • 8-10 no small onions - chopped
  • 1 bunch/kattu greens/spinach - chopped
  • salt to taste
  • 1 cup mandi - leftover water from washing rice/(1 tbsp water+1 cup water)
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk

Instructions

  • reserve the rice mandi that is the leftover water after washing rice. If not available, then add 1 tbsp rice flour in 1 cup water to make the slurry.
  • heat oil in a mud pot and crackle mustard seeds. When it splutters, add urad dal and fenugreek seeds.
  • further, add green chilli, red chilli, chopped garlic and chopped small onions.
  • Fry till the onions turn pink.
  • furthermore, add chopped spinach and cook till it shrinks.
  • Add salt, rice mandi (slurry) and cook the spinach until done.
  • lastly, lower the heat and add coconut milk to it.
  • put off when it comes to a boil. serve hot!

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