Recipe - Maangaa Paruppu Keerai

MAANGAA PARUPPU KEERAI
(மாங்காய் பருப்புக் கீரை)


This is a greens recipe with combination of raw mango. I learnt this recipe from my sister Jayashree

Ingredients

Paruppu keerai (Dall spinach )  (பருப்புக் கீரை) – 1 bunch

Raw Mango (மாங்காய்) scraped into thin flakes – ½ cup

Toor dall (துவரம் பருப்பு)  - ¼ cup

Red chillies (காய்ந்த மிளகாய்) - 2 broken into pieces

Green chillies  (பச்சை மிளகாய்)  - 2 cut into pieces

Mustard  (கடுகு) - 1 tsp

Asafoedita (பெருங்காயப் பொடி) - ¼ tsp
Methi powder (வெந்தயப் பொடி)  - ¼ tsp
Gingelly oil (நல்லெண்ணெய்) - 1 tsp
Salt  (உப்பு) - to taste

Take the oil in a pan, add the mustard and red chillies. When the mustard splutters, add green chillies and the mango flakes. Saute until the mango is semisoft. Add the washed and cut keerai and let it cook. When the quantity of keerai is slightly reduced, add salt and let the mango and keerai cook well. Pressure cook the toor dall and keep aside. Once the mango/keerai mixture is cooked, add the cooked toor dall and mix well. Switch off the stove after this mixture boils for few minutes. Add the asafetida and methi powder, mix well.
This keerai tastes best with hot rice and gingelly oil, but can be had as a side dish to rotis too.