Easiest Way to Summer Eating on a Dime Keerai Saaru Red Amaranthus

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Keerai Saaru Red Amaranthus. Botanical name: Amaranthus tristis, Amaranthus gangeticus [yes, it's a specifically local strain], Amaranthus tricolor Common names: pigweed, spleen Amaranth, red amaranth Also known as: thandu keerai [தன்டு கீரை], which is essentially mature muļaikeerai, with the stems grown thick enough to peel and use as vegetables. You can use any spinach types for this curry. Amaranthus dubius, the red spinach, Chinese spinach, (simplified Chinese: 苋菜; traditional Chinese: 莧菜; pinyin: xiàncài), spleen amaranth, hon-toi-moi, yin choy, hsien tsai, or Arai keerai (அரை கீரை) is a plant species.

Paruppu Keerai Masiyal Recipe which is also called as Red Amaranth with Toor Dal is a healthy side dish that you must try it along with your everyday meals.

Red amaranth has a close resemblance to spinach leaves and is loaded with nutrients like Vitamin C and Vitamin A.

This recipe calls for a simple preparation of the leaves that is simply tossed with toor dal and stir fried.

You can cook Keerai Saaru Red Amaranthus using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Keerai Saaru Red Amaranthus

1. You need 1 Bunch of Thandu Keerai (Amaranth).

2. It’s 1/2 teaspoon of Methi(fenugreek) leaves.

3. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of Red chillies (crushed).

4. You need 3 of crushed garlic cloves with skin.

5. Prepare 150 ml of Tamarind juice.

6. You need 1 Teaspoon of Gingelly Oil.

7. Prepare To taste of Salt.

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Thandu keerai (red or green amaranth leaves with tender stems) is a mature form of the amaranth (mulaikeerai).

I use up the stems in my cooking though many people discard it.

If the stems are a little tough I use a paring knife and string the outer layer.

Keerai Saaru Red Amaranthus instructions

1. Clean the Keerai well and cut it finely..

2. Take a Kadai, pour little oil, then put the Methi, crushed garlic and crushed red chilles.

3. Saute for a minute, then add the Keerai with salt,once it cooked add the tamarind juice and let it boil for 5 mins.

4. Nice aroma will come,then you can switch off the stove.

5. Now the Keerai Saaru is ready to eat with steamed rice.

6. Note: This Keerai Saaru goes nice with Coconut and roasted bengal gram chutney..

7. You can use both the green and the red Keerai for this recipe.

Separate the leaves from the stems, and chop the stems together.

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Greens sambar can be done using any green leafy vegetable or using mixed greens like spinach,amaranth,dil leaves,fenugreek leaves ,local greens etc.

Here I have used amaranth leaves (Dantina Soppu / harive soppu) for making sambar.

Amaranth leaves comes in two colors - red and green.