Keerai Masiyal | Mashed Greens

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Keerai Masiyal is Tamil Style Mashed Greens made with Amaranth Greens or Spinach. It is served as an accompaniment with Rice & Rasam 


Keerai Masiyal


Keerai Masiyal is a typical Tambrahm dish & this probably is the purest form in which spinach can be eaten. I love dishes that bring out the flavor of the main ingredient. That's where this one stands out.

Its just mashed spinach & some mild seasoning. It really can't get better than this, can it? It just took me 10 mins to make this one. 

You Will Need:

  • 450 grams  spinach Or Amaranth Leaves - washed & chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar 
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • A Pinch of Turmeric 
  • Salt as per taste
To Temper:

  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 3 red chillies - broken
  • A big Pinch of Hing 
  • 2 teaspoon Urad dal
  • 2 tsp cooking oil
How To:

Wash & finely chop Spinach or Amaranth Greens. In a wide pot, add 1/2 a cup of water, chopped Greens, Sugar, Cumin seeds, Turmeric  & a bit of salt

As the greens are getting cooked, Mash them well with a Wooden masher (ಕಡಗೋಲು) used to churn buttermilk

Meanwhile, make a slurry of 1 tablespoon of rice flour with a little bit of water. Add this into the pot

Once the greens are well cooked - should not take more than 4 minutes, turn off the heat.

Temper Mustards seeds, Asafoetida, Red Chilies & Urad Dal & pour the tempering into the greens

Serve Keerai Masiyal as a side with steamed rice, Rasam & Papad

What Kind Of Greens To Use


Keerai Masiyal is traditionally made using Thandu Keerai Or Amaranth Greens. But you also use Spinach too.

I've used Baby Spinach here.

NOTES:

The consistency of Keerai Masiyal should not be smooth. Please do not puree cooked spinach in a mixer. Masiyal means 'mashed'. Please Use a traditional wooden masher for this

If you do not have a wooden masher, you can make use of an immersion blender & mash into a chunky consistency.

You can substitute Rice flour slurry with 2 tablespoons of cooked Dal.

Keerai Masiyal

Keerai Masiyal

Yield: 4
Author: Deepthi Shankar
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 6 MinTotal time: 11 Min

Ingredients

  • 450 grams spinach Or Amaranth Leaves - washed & chopped
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • A Pinch of Turmeric 
  • Salt as per taste
  • To Temper
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 3 red chillies - broken
  • A big Pinch of Hing
  • 2 teaspoon Urad dal
  • 2 tsp cooking oil

Instructions

  1. Wash & finely chop Spinach or Amaranth Greens. In a wide pot, add 1/2 a cup of water, chopped Greens, Sugar, Cumin seeds, Turmeric  & a bit of salt
  2. As the greens are getting cooked, Mash them well with a Wooden masher (ಕಡಗೋಲು) used to churn buttermilk
  3. Meanwhile, make a slurry of 1 tablespoon of rice flour with a little bit of water. Add this into the pot
  4. Once the greens are well cooked - should not take more than 4 minutes, turn off the heat
  5. Temper Mustards seeds, Asafoetida, Red Chilies & Urad Dal & pour the tempering into the greens
  6. Serve Keerai Masiyal as a side with steamed rice, Rasam & Papad
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