Keerai poriyal is a quick and tasty dry side dish that can be prepared within 10 minutes. Stir fry spinach goes well as a side for Rice | roti. Coconut oil and coconut gives a nice flavor to this Keerai thoran. Refer notes to make a perfect green color spinach poriyal. Before getting into the recipe I have to tell you that I am not sure about the type of Keerai I used. Here all I see on the label is spinach. I am sure the recipe will work for any type of keerai. Since Spinach is very healthy I buy it almost every week or at least once in two weeks. Whenever I buy Keerai from Costco because of the big box I split it into 2 -3 days of cooking. Other Spinach based recipes
Poriyal recipes
Ingredients: Keerai - 3 + 1/2 cup Onion - 1/2 cup Green chili- 1,big Coconut - 3 tbsp Turmeric powder - a generous pinch Salt - as needed Sugar - 1/8 tsp To temper: Coconut oil - 1 tsp Mustard seed - 1/4 tsp Channa dal - 1 tsp Hing - generous pinch How to make Keerai Poriyal with step-by-step pictures :
Wash and cut spinach and let it dry In a pan add oil and when the oil is hot add mustard seeds, Channa dal, and hing; let it splutter Add onions and green chilli cook till the onions are translucent Add the turmeric powder and cook on low flame for 30 seconds Add the dry spinach leaves, and sugar and mix well. Cook in medium-high flame till the spinach is cooked Add salt and cook till the water that oozes out after the salt addition is absorbed
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