Cheera Paruppu Curry ~ Spinach Dal curry

Cheera paruppu curry is spinach and dal curry easy to cook. It is also named as cheera kadanjathu or keerai kadanjathu or keerai masiyal.

It is one of the yummy recipe which my mother cooks. My mother cooks greens for me atleast once or twice a week. Initially i don’t like any keerai/ cheera varieties but later on, started loving it simply because of her yummy spinach recipes. That too, especially cheera paruppu curry or she calls this as cheera kadanjathu is my favorite. When had with hot steamed rice and ghee and paired with spicy potato fry. Divine it is!

When prepared in mud pot, it has its authentic taste retained in it. Go for it if u have one at home. I have one pot especially for cooking all masiyal/kootu or any slow cooking vegetarian recipes.

Directions for cheera paruppu curry:

1.  Cook moong dal in a pot with water, garlic, salt and turmeric powder. If your not making in pot, just cook the dal in cooker with enough water, salt, garlic and turmeric powder to 3-4 whistles until smashed.

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3. Chop the greens roughly. I have used araikeerai. Pick fresh leaves seperately, wash in running water, strain and chop them. Add the chopped leaves to the cooked dal.

   

   

4. Let it cook for 5 to 10 min. Greens leave out water, so add water only if necessary. Put in chopped tomatoes, coriander powder and sambar powder. Adjust salt. Mix well and let it cook for 15 minutes in medium flame. Until the raw smell of powders goes off and it blends with curry.

   

   

5. Prepare for seasoning: peel shallots/small onions and chop them. Heat oil/ghee in a tadka/seasoning pan, crackle mustard seeds, saute in red chillies, curry leaves and shallots. Add a pinch of salt and asafoetida and fry until onions turn pink. Add the seasoning to the curry and mix well.

   

   

   

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