Name: Keerai (greens) Sambar recipe by Muthulakshmi Madhavakrishnan at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 1 cup finely chopped greens (any greens); 1/4 cup Toor dal; 10 small onions, finely chopped; 1 tomato, finely chopped; 1 green chilly; 4 small pieces raw mango; 1.5 tbsp sambar powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; oil as needed; Salt as per taste; For Seasoning:; 1/2 tsp Mustard; 1/2 tsp Urad dal; few curry leaves

ABOUT Keerai (greens) Sambar RECIPE

Greens sambar is a wonderful combination of dal, greens and onions. It goes well with rice and even chapatis or poori. This sambar is easy and simple to make and won't take much of your time.

Ingredients Serving: 3

1 cup finely chopped greens (any greens)
1/4 cup Toor dal
10 small onions, finely chopped
1 tomato, finely chopped
1 green chilly
4 small pieces raw mango
1.5 tbsp sambar powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
oil as needed
Salt as per taste
For Seasoning:
1/2 tsp Mustard
1/2 tsp Urad dal
few curry leaves

Instructions

Wash the toor dal and add 3/4 cup of water. After 30 minutes pressure cook for 3 to 5 whistles.
Heat some oil in a pan and add finely chopped onions and green chilly. Saute it for a minute and add the chopped tomatoes.
After 2 minutes, add the chopped greens and saute it till the greens wilt. Then add 2 cups of water and cook on low flame.
When the greens are cooked well, add the raw mango pieces along with the cooked toor dal, sambar powder, turmeric powder and salt. Mix it well. Let the kuzhambu boil until it reaches thicker consistency and all the masalas blend together with the sambar.
Heat a tsp of oil in a pan and add mustard and urad dal. When it splutters add curry leaves and add it to the sambar. Keerai sambar is ready. Serve it with potato fry.

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