Easy Manathakkali keerai Kootu recipe + video

Manathakkali keerai Kootu recipe – a delicious South Indian style recipe of Manathakkali Keerai recipe with Toor dal, coconut, and spices. This is a simple and healthy 🌿side dish that is easy to make.
Manathakkali Keerai is Black nightshade in English, light green in color and with small fruits (called thakkali) in it. Using the Manathakkali Keerai we will make manathakkali keerai thanni saaru and the fruit of manathakkali called manantha thakkali can be used to make Manatha thakkali vatha Kuzhambu. It’s such a comforting meal and healthy too💪

I googled about Manathakkali keerai recipes and got some this Manathakkali Keerai kootu recipe. It was super delicious and sharing the recipe on Prema’s Culinary🤗

Few healthy Keerai recipes like Agathi keerai kariamudhu, vallarai keerai thogaiyal, murungai keerai adai

Manathakkali Keerai Kootu Recipe Video:

step by step instructions for Manathakkali keerai Kootu recipe:

First Pressure cook Toor dal with water, keep aside.
Grind the coconut with cumin seeds & green chili into a fine paste, keep aside.

eat a tsp of oil in a Kadai, add mustard seeds & urad dal. Let it splutter.
Add red chili & onion and saute well. Add the manathakkali keerai and saute well.
Add dal and mix well.

Add the grounded coconut paste, salt, and turmeric powder, mix well.
Finely, add the water. cover and cook for 5-10 mins in low flame. If you are using a pressure cooker just wait for 2 whistles and then switch off.
Once the Keerai becomes soft and the gravy thickens, remove it from the flame. Manathakkali keerai kootu is ready.

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Manathakkali Keerai Kootu recipe using Toor Dal

Author: Premalatha Aravindhan

Recipe type: sidedish

Cuisine: Tamilnadu

Ingredients

• 1 tsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 2 dry red chili
• ½ cup onion chopped
• 1 bunch Manathakkali keerai
• ⅓ cup Toor dal
• 2 tbsp grated coconut
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 green chili
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp salt

Instructions

1. First Pressure cook toor dal with water, keep aside.
2. Grind the coconut with cumin seeds & green chili into a fine paste, keep aside.
3. Heat a tsp of oil in a Kadai, add mustard seeds & urad dal. Let it splutter.
4. Add red chili & onion and saute well. Add the manathakkali keerai and saute well.
5. Add dal, grounded coconut paste, salt, and turmeric powder, mix well.
6. Finely, add the water. cover and cook for 5-10 mins in low flame. If you are using a pressure cooker just wait for 2 whistles and then switch off.
7. Once the keerai becomes soft and the gravy thickens, remove it from the flame. Manathakkali keerai kootu is ready.

Notes

clean and chop the manathakkali keerai and keep ready before cooking.
ground the coconut and cumin + chili into a fine paste and add it to the kootu for more tasty manathakkali keerai kootu. Don't skip this step.

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