Keerai
is a very healthy and essential intake to all the age groups.So many varieties
like Agathi keerai,Arakeerai,Mulaikeerai,Mullangikeerai,Ponnankannikeerai,Paalakeerai,Thandankeerai(red,green),Vendhaya keerai and pudina,kothamalli
are there.You can prepare greens as soup,stir-fry,pulao,gravy,dhal and non-veg
dishes too.So Its very good to have keerai(greens) to ur diet atleast twice in
a week.
Murungaikeerai Benifits :
It
is a rich source of highly digestive proteins,calcium,iron,vitamin C and
Carotenoids.It helps to control chest congestion,cough and sore
throat.Drumstick leaves juice is very benificial for pregnant
women as it help them to overcome sluggishness of the uterus,ease
delivery and post delivery complications.Inhaling the steam of water boiled
drumstick leaves helps to control asthma,cold,cough and other lung problems.
In
my home its a request,order and rule to have any keerai(greens) thrice in a
week for its health benifits..Here,Oman i get fresh leaves with 4-5 varieties.I
always take vendhaya keerai,Thandang keerai,Paalak keerai except Murungaikeerai.In
my home we have a big drumstick tree and amma makes poriyal and boil it with
water for steam inhalation to get ride off cold and cough. .Sometimes,me
and my friends go for a evening walk and pick this drumstick leaves from some
home garden and use that for poriyal or adai.We love to have it with any form.
Murungaikeerai Poriyal Recipe :
Thats it : Seeding – Fry – Add coconut
mix
Cooking
Time : 15mins
Serves
:2Persons
Ingredients
:
Oil
|
2tsp
|
Mustard
seeds
|
1tsp
|
Urad
dhal
|
½ tsp
|
Red
chilli
|
1
|
Onion
|
½ Cup
|
Curry
Leaves
|
1sprig
|
Murungaikeerai
|
3Cups
|
Sugar
|
½ tsp
|
Coconut
|
¼ Cup
|
Greenchilli
/ red chilli
|
2
|
Jeera
/ cumin
|
½ tsp
|
Salt
|
¾ tsp+
|
Procedure :
#
Remove the leaves from stem.Wash and drain the water,keep aside.Dry grind
coconut,jeera,red chilli / green chilli without water by mixie (give 2-3 pulse
of grind thats enough).
1.Heat
kadai,add oil ,mustard seeds,when it splutters,add urad dhal,red chilli,onion
,fry till onion looks transparent,curry leaves.Add washed leaves ,sugar and fry
for 3-4 mins without covering with lid.Initially leaves left some water,shrinks
in volume and cooked by itself with that water.
2.Add
coconut mixture after keerai gets cooked.Fry for 2mins till the raw smell
leaves.Swich Off the flame.
Notes
:
1.Adding
sugar is to retain green colour of keerai.(Usually veggeis gets colour change
after frying)
2.Always
cook keerai in a open pot means dont cover the pot with the lid.
3.Always
add salt lastly to the keerai.
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