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By Sangeetha Priya 24 Comments
Pasi Paruppu Keerai , recently i found spinach/verdolaga in Indian grocery store (Pic 1 in stepwise pictures below). First time i bought it (bit expensive when compared to other leaves) and searched for its Tamil name in google. It says paruppu keerai, i usually make paruppum keeraiyum dish with palak/spinach and much excited to make it with this new green leaves.
It tasted good moreover i liked the aroma :-). Let a short note about this green leaves before moving in to the recipe.
Commonly known as Purslane/Verdolaga, which may be used fresh as a salad, stir-fried, or cooked as spinach, and because of its mucilaginous quality it is also suitable for soups and stews. This is known as Ma Chi Xian (translated as “horse tooth amaranth”) in traditional Chinese medicine. Purslane leaves are used to treat insect or snake bites on the skin, boils, sores, pain from bee stings, bacillary dysentery, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, postpartum bleeding, and intestinal bleeding. The stems, leaves and flower buds are all edible. In tamil this is called as பருப்புக்கீரை (Paruppu keerai) or கோழிக்கீரை (kolik keerai). I got all these informations from purslane wiki and other sites.
Ingredients
Split Yellow Moong Dhal (Pesara pappu)/Masoor Dhal – 1/2 cup
Verdolaga/Palak Spinach – 1 bunch
Onion – 1 Small
Garlic – 4 Numbers
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
Pepper Corns – 1tsp
Tomato – Quarter (small size)
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Red chilies – 2 Numbers
Sambar/Red Chili powder – 1tsp (Optional)
Turmeric powder – 1/8tsp
Hing/Asafoetida – 1/8tsp
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Salt – to taste
Oil – 2 tsp
Pasi Paruppu Keerai Preparation
- Cook the dhal with tomato, 1-2 garlic,enough water in pressure cooker for 3 hisses (Pic 2).
- Can add turmeric powder while cooking but i add while seasoning.
- Wash the green leaves/spinach thoroughly and chop the leaves and the thin stems (Pic 2).
- Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seed, cumin seeds and pepper corns.
- Once it starts spluttering add chopped onion, garlic, turmeric powder, hing/curry leaves and split red chilies.
- Add the chopped green leaves (Pic 3) and fry for just a couple of minutes (Till it becomes tender).
- You can sprinkle water and cook in medium flame until the spinach is well cooked.
- Now add the cooked dhal and salt and mix well.
- When starts boiling well, remove from heat (Pic 4).
- Finally you can garnish it with fried vengaya vadagam too.
- Serve hot with rice and ghee 🙂
Notes
You can enhance taste by adding sambar/red chili powder while cooking the green leaves.
Updated with recent pictures.
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delicious n comfort dal..love it with rice…nice clicks dear!
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Super comforting dal, simple and yummy recipe
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yummy n very healthy dal.
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healthy and delicious is too, I love to have it all the time!!
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Delicious healthy dal,my family love this,comfort dish
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Delicious & healthy one. Amma makes this often 🙂
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Very healthy and delicious !
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We missed this healthy keerai,very comforting dal!!
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This dhal veg curry is a must for us and this you have shared is so good. Will try out soon for another variety.
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delicious and healthy dal akka
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Healthy and delicious dal.
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Last evening only I was askin my hubby if I can make Dal-Palak in dinner!!! Somehow I didn't cook it… but ur post will make me cook it today or tmrw 🙂
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Very comforting and delicious paruppu keerai. Its been ages after I had that keerai…
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Delicious dal with healthy spinach yumm.
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Delicious and mouthwatering….
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My fav dal and delicious…
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Wat a delicious dal, am missing this paruppu keerai here..With a bowl of rice i can enjoy thoroughly this dal.
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Simple & Healthy dal…….Like it…….
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Yummy and tasty dal.
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