Saturday, November 21, 2009

Cheera ( spinach) Mezhukkupuratty

Ingredients:

  • Spinach 1 bunch
  • Crushed garlic 5 to 10 pods
  • Crushed dry chilly 5 to 8
  • Crushed shallots 5 to 10
  • Turmeric pdr 1/4 Tsp
  • Garam masala 1/2 Tsp
  • Curry leaves
  • Mustard
  • Salt
  • Oil

Soak spinach in salt water for 15 minutes and drain out the excess water. Cut it into small pieces and keep it aside. Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard. When it splutters, add the crushed garlic, crushed shallots, curry leaves and salt. Saute it till it turns brown. Then add the crushed chilly, turmeric pdr and garam masala into it. Mix well and add the sliced spinach. Cover it and cook it in low flame. No need to add water.

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58 comments:

  1. what a healthy dish.i always make kootu with spinach.will this sure.love the recipe.so simple too

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  2. Such a healthy dish, quite simple but definitely a delicious dish..

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  3. Delicious and simple dish.. I always make dal with spinach, so this must be a good variation... Lovely!! :)

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  4. Wow..chuvanna cheera kanda kalam marannu..looks very delicious dear.

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  6. Lovely dish, Girl!..I miss this ever since I left Ktm :(..Do you manage to get chuvanna cheera there??..Lucky!!

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  7. ayyo...chomala cheera...kazhicha kalam marannu...
    Looks so yummy dea..!!!
    enne kothipichu...sho...

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  8. So yummy and is this very spicy?

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  9. Love the color..looks exotic :-)

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  10. Oh wow..you could get hold on the red cheera! Looks so delicious ..amazing!

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  11. love to have cheera this way!..nice one..must try this!

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  12. Wow yummy and nice one.. Never tried it will try soon...

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  13. Very simply and tasty look spinach stir fry ...

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  14. chomanna cheera...ithu evidennu kitti... ho kandittu kothiyavunnu....

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  15. Very nice, healthy and delicious dish. Wonderful and tempting picture.

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  16. My hubby like stir fry than kootu or anything else,looks and sounds good!

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  17. Sorry for the delay! Anyway, that's my parents' favorite and if I show this to them, they'll ask for some! Looks healthy and spicy!

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  18. Gosh, this looks GOOD!! I would love this!

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  19. Wow!!! So colorful.....my fav dish.

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  20. You just got me thinking of chuvanna cheera now!! Nice shot.

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  21. Hi tina...delicious one...looks colourful....tina dear check my blog for ur award da.

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  22. Very nice tina. Picture looks eye catching. I am loving it.

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  23. wow...tina lovely curry dear....love dry spinach varieties...ur curry looks yummy yumm....how come ur spinach is red?

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  24. Ivide kittatha sadhanam...kanditte kothiyavunnu....

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  25. Tempting click tina!kurenalai kazhichittu.evide kittarilla..Kanditu kothi varunu..mmm :)

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  26. Wow, its something new, and looks delicous and healthy. Just love the way it looks.

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  27. Sounds very healthy indeed, love spinach...but I can only find frozen one's here:( I like ur presentation:)

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  28. Very healthy and looks delicious!

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  29. Hi Tina! This looks so delicious and different than any way I have served spinach. I want to try it soon. Thank you for sharing your beautiful recipes. It is always a treat to come visit your lovely blog.

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  30. Hello Tina,
    thanks for stopping by and comment; lovely dishes you have here as always my dear! I wish I can taste them all! :)

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  31. hey tina..is this spinach or the red amaranth..I am seeing the red color and the stems resemble the amaranth..we call it lal bhaji or lal rajgira..

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  32. Simple and easy preparation...looks delicious too..I would definitely try this out :)

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  33. You have a nice and a colourful blog.You can visit my blog and give ur comments.

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  34. I love cheera mezhukkuperati..sucha comfort food tina.great click too!

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  35. Healthy greens fry and nice color too Tina :)

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  36. wow this my fav veg!!! perfect to go with hot roti. looks very yummy!!

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  37. very colorful... doesn't look green like regular spinach dishes do, so I can easily cheat my better half who doesn't quite like spinach ;-)

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  38. Yeah, quite colorful spinach dish. I love these simple and healthy green veggies !

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  40. Another new and very interesting dish to me. I have never had such a colourful and bright spinach dish! Looks so inviting!

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  41. colourful and yumm! I can eat spinach however it is prepared; This method seems new for me (addition of garam masala); will love it with anything!! Do collect your award from my blog dear, cheers!!!

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  42. nalla chuvanna cheera kazhicha kaalam marannu. ini nattil poyittu venam .this looks yummy and colorful
    prajusha
    www.icookipost.com

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  43. Oh Wow! That curry looks so delicious! It sounds healthy and simple to make. I'll definitely give it a try, thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe:)

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  44. i saw some lovely chard here, which is what comes closest to the red cheera..have been meaning to make some avial with that and some chakkakuru that i have...love the mezhukkupuratti too! :)

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  45. my ammamma used to make this quite often, with home grown cheera :) brings back memories..

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  46. We really like spinach and I was looking for a new way to prepare it. This sounds absolutely delicious!

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  47. adipoli mezhukkupuratty, never tried garlic in cheera, will be trying now :)

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