Badam Araitha Keerai Kootu Recipe
The badam araitha keerai kootu is a cooked lentil preparation from south india that is made with three lentils and spinach. Cooked together with almond paste and spices like green chilies, asafoetida and turmeric. Served hot it goes best with rice or rotis.
Ingredients
600 gm spinach, chopped
100 gm moong dal
100 gm channa dal
10 gm mustard seeds
10 gm urad dal
10 curd chillies (more melaga)
10 green chillies, crushed
1 tsp asafoetida
3 gm turmeric powder
140 gm almond paste
41/2 cup water
Salt to taste
60 ml refined oil
Directions
Boil moong dal in about 4 cups water till half done.
Add channa dal and cook till dal is fully cooked.
Keep aside.
Heat oil, toss in curd chillies and allow to turn brown.
Add urad dal and the mustard seeds.
When mustard splutters, add chopped spinach, asafoetida and pounded green chillies.
Add salt.
Saute till spinach is almost cooked.
Add the paste of almonds (blanched and pureed).
Add 1/2 cup water, bring to a boil and cook till spinach is fully cooked.
Add the spinach mixture to the dal and bring to a boil.
Check the seasoning and serve hot.
Add channa dal and cook till dal is fully cooked.
Keep aside.
Heat oil, toss in curd chillies and allow to turn brown.
Add urad dal and the mustard seeds.
When mustard splutters, add chopped spinach, asafoetida and pounded green chillies.
Add salt.
Saute till spinach is almost cooked.
Add the paste of almonds (blanched and pureed).
Add 1/2 cup water, bring to a boil and cook till spinach is fully cooked.
Add the spinach mixture to the dal and bring to a boil.
Check the seasoning and serve hot.
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