Siru keerai poriyal is an yummy side dish for sambar and vatha kuzhambu rice. Usually I make keerai kadaiyal with garlic which is our family favourite. Its been a long time I made keerai poriyal or kootu in my kitchen. So I prepared this Tamil nadu style keerai poriyal recipe (Tropical Amaranthus in English). It came out so well. You can make the same with arai keerai, mulai keerai and murungai keerai too. Procedure for making this poriyal is the same for all the keerai.

Addition of coconut is the highlight of this keerai poriyal. So do not skip it. It gives a nice taste and texture to the poriyal. If you want to make keerai poriyal without coconut, you can very well do it. As we have used onion, it gives a nice flavor. You can make this for lunch box as well. Its a very good side dish for sambar rice. Kids will also have it. Lets see how to make keerai poriyal with siru keerai with video.

Siru Keerai Poriyal | Keerai Poriyal Recipe

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Easy and healthy siru keerai poriyal recipe for rice. Tastes great with sambar, vatha kuzhambu.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

3 cups Siru keerai chopped
1 Big onion finely chopped
5 Garlic cloves finely chopped
1 tbsp Cooking oil
½ tsp Mustard seeds
1 tsp Urad dal
1 tsp Chana dal
½ tsp Cumin seeds
Curry leaves few
1 Red chilli
2 pinches Hing / Asafetida
¼ tsp Turmeric powder – a pinch
1 pinch Sugar optional, helps to maintain green color
¼ cup Grated coconut
Salt & water as needed

Instructions

How to make Siru keerai poriyal

Wash and chop the keerai finely. Wash and chop onion, garlic finely. Set aside.
Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, cumin seeds, curry leaves and red chilli.
Add water and cook the keerai till it becomes soft.
Lastly add the grated coconut and mix well. Serve with rice.

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Notes

You can use Arai keerai, Thandu keerai , mulai keerai/ Amaranthus to make this poriyal.
Do not skip onion and garlic. It gives a nice smell.
Addition of coconut gives a nice taste and good yield too.

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