Keerai Molagootal recipe | Palakkad recipes Keerai Molagootal is a traditional Palakkad recipe, which I wanted to post here for a very long time. Many readers asked me to post this molagootal recipe and even I have seen readers searching for Keerai molagootal jeyashriās kitchen. This is nothing but a poricha kootu made with keerai. Though the name has molagu in this, we donāt have molagu | pepper in this recipe. This kootu is a simple yet healthy South Indian gravy made with spinach and served with hot rice. Try out this palakkad speical keerai molagootal at home. Ā Check out my Vazhaipoo kootu , Mambazha pulissery.
Ā Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 25Ā Mins |Serves: 3-4
Ā Ā Ā Keerai | spinach Ā 1 bunch
Ā Ā Ā Toor dal or moong dal Ā 1/3 cup
Ā Ā Ā Turmeric powder Ā 1/4 tsp
Ā Ā Ā Urad dal Ā 1 tblsp
Ā Ā Ā Red chili Ā 2
Ā Ā Ā Coconut Ā 1/4 cup
Ā Ā Ā Cumin seeds| jeera Ā 1/2 tsp
Ā Ā Ā Mustard seeds Ā 1/4 tsp
Ā Ā Ā Coconut oil Ā 1 tsp
Cooking oil Ā 1 tsp
Ā Ā Ā Salt Ā as neededĀ
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Method:
- Wash the spinach and chop them finely. Cook the dal with turmeric powder, in the pressure cooker till 4-5 whistles.
- In a pan add the cooking oil and add the urad dal and red chili. Roast till the dal turns golden brown and keep it aside.
- Add spinach to the bowl and add 1/2 cup of water.
- Add salt.
- Grind the roasted dal, red chili, cumin seeds and coconut into a fine paste. Add water while grinding to make it into a smooth paste.
- Once the spinach gets cooked, generally it gets cooked very fast 5-7 mins, add the cooked dal to this.
- Mix well and add in the ground paste. Add little water to get the desired consistency.
- In a small pan add coconut oil and add in the mustard seeds and when it splutters add it to the cooked keerai.
- Boil this for 2 minutes and switch off the flame. Keerai molagootal is ready .
- Serve this with hot rice along with some spicy curry like potato curry | ladies finger stir fry or brinjal curry.
- You can use arai keerai or molakeerai or even palak keerai Ā for this recipe. My amma makes keerai kootu with manathakkali keerai too.
- Do not add the dal more than the quantity mentioned. Else the kootu will have dominating taste of dal.
- Tempering in coconut enhances the taste of the molagootal, if you do not like the smell use normal cooking oil.
comforting dish perfect with Rasam / steamed rice
Hello may I know what is the cooking pan you have used ?where can we buy this
Perfect and healthy dish for kids
Nice recipe. i like it, Thanks for sharing.
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Perfect and healthy dish for kids
this looks delicious
delicious jayashri. but my in laws from palakkad so i learnt this recipe frm my mil. we grind pepper,jeera, red or greenchilli n coconut n add to spinach with toor dhall.we dnt fry also. its authentic molagootal as she said. š . hv a try with pepper too. but urs temping to eat,, pickle n coconut thogaiyal is apt fr this.
If i make Keerai this way my daughter likes spinach very much.
Healthy food items. I like your blog. Thanks for sharing.
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