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Keerai Mor Kootu

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Grated fresh coconut - 2 tbsp
Jeera / cumin- 1/2 tsp
Green chillies - 1
Soaked rice or rice flour - 1/4 tsp
( Grind above ingredients to a smooth paste )
Tempering
Coconut oil - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Methi/fenugreek seeds - 5
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Red chillies -1
Curry leaves few
( Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.Keep it aside )
Other ingredients
Thandu keerai  - 1 & 1/2 cups chopped
( or any spinach you like )
Salt to taste
Sugar a pinch
Beaten curd - 1/4 cup
Method
Take a pan add the chopped spinach,salt & sugar,pour very little water & cook till done.
Now add the ground paste & give a boil.Switch off the stove.
Once warm add the curd & tempering.
Mix well & serve it as a sidedish for rice.
Note:
a) While cooking spinach do not cover it with a lid,you will loose the green colour.
b) Instead of spinach you can replace with white pumpkin or cabbage,
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