Puli Keerai Recipe | Spinach in Tamarind Gravy

Name: Puli Keerai Recipe | Spinach in Tamarind gravy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 Cups Spinach (Tightly packed. 1 cup - 250ml); ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 Gooseberry Size Tamarind; 1 Pinch Turmeric Powder; 1 tsp Salt (Adjust as needed); 1 tsp Sambar Powder; 1 tbsp Oil; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds; 2 Red Chili; 2 tsp Split Urad Dal

Posted on Dec 12th, 2020

by Sowmya Venkatachalam

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3.8 from 5 votes

Puli Keerai is a traditional keerai masiyal recipe. Spinach is cooked in tamarind based spicy gravy. This tamarind based Keerai masiyal is very delicious and a perfect side dish for Rasam, Mor Kuzhambu etc. Learn here how to make this Puli Keerai with step by step pictures and instructions.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

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Puli Keerai is a stew where the spinach is cooked in tamarind based thick gravy. Spinach is first cooked, and then made it to a puree which is then concocted with tamarind mixture to get this delicious Keerai Masiyal. The spice, tangy flavors are well balanced in this masiyal. This masiyal tastes so good with any rasam varieties or poricha kuzhambu or Mor Kuzhambu. Sometimes it’s very hard to make kids eat spinach. But if we grind the spinach there are high chances to make them eat happily.

If you like this Puli Keerai, then you can also try other Spinach based Recipes.

Keerai Thoran – Keerai Poriyal / Keerai Thoran is a Kerala cusine where wee add spicy coconut dry masala to the cooked Keerai. The coconut jeera powder gives very nice flavor and taste to the Keerai. It’s very healthy and this can be made quickly
Keerai Molagootal Recipe – Molagootal is a very popular and traditional Palakkad dish. This molagootal can be prepared using any of the greens
Keerai Kuzhambu – Spinach is one of the healthy greens we should often include in our diet. We should make a practice of including spinach atleast once a week. We can make many variety of dishes using spinach. Keerai Kuzhambu is one of the variety which is a very delicious main course with rice.

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INSTRUCTIONS WITH STEP BY STEP PICTURES:

PREPARING SPINACH

Take spinach leaves in a wide bottomed pan filled with water. Allow the spinach leaves to rest in water for 10 mins. After 10 mins, any sand or dust in spinach gets settled down. Carefuly remove the floating spinach without shaking the water.

SOAKING TAMARIND

Soak tamarind in warm water for 10 mins. After 10 mins, squeeze the soaked tamarind and extract the juice. Set this tamarind extract aside.

COOKING SPINACH

Heat a pan. Add the washed spinach leaves to the pan. Add turmeric powder and 1/2 cup of water and allow the spinach to cook.

After 2-3 mins, the spinach will be cooked completely. Allow the cooked spinach to cool off.

GRINDING

Take the cooked spinach in a mixer jar.

Grind it to a smooth paste. Set this spinach paste aside.

TEMPERING

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Next, add split urad dal and fry till the dal turns light brown. then, add red chili. Give a mix.