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Home » ACCOMPANIMENTS » Keerai masiyal recipe

Keerai masiyal recipe

February 2, 2012 by Raks Anand 57 Comments /

Keerai-masiyal-recipe

One of the easiest and simplest, yet yummy and flavourful keerai masiyal recipe! (Keerai = greens, Indian spinach). This is the way both my mom and mom in law do. We do not add anything for spiciness in this. Actually my  mom adds a lots of garlic and the hotness from garlic will be enough in this. But my MIL adds only less, still it tastes great. Hot steamed rice , with ghee and keerai masiyal is mostly everyone’s favourite.  Its good for kids too and almost my mom makes twice or thrice in a week when we were kids. Such healthy one, so try and see if you haven’t before. I will share another recipe for keerai masiyal here in future, which has no garlic in it.

keerai-masiyal

Easy keerai masiyal recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Lunch
Prep Time: 15 mins    |  Cook time: 10 mins    |  Serves: 3
Click here to read keerai masiyal in tamil

Ingredients

Keerai – 1 bunch


Garlic – 3 cloves


Salt – As needed


Sugar – 2 pinches


Method

  1. Remove the root part of the keerai and look for any other plants and wash the keerai well. Drain and chop it roughly. Boil water (very less) and add sugar and chopped greens. Cook until the stems get soft and drain the water. Reserve to use it in sambar or in some other gravy u prepare. First grind peeled garlic and salt in the mixer.how to make keerai masiyal 1
  2. Then add the cooked, cooled keerai and grind well to make a puree consistency.how to make keerai masiyal 2

Notes

  • Adding sugar while cooking ensures to retain the green colour of the keerai.
  • I used mulai keerai, so used the stem as well. If any other keerai variety, use only the leaves.

Serve with hot rice and ghee! Accompany with any curry and enjoy the healthy and tasty masiyal.

Keerai-masiyal

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Comments

  1. Cilantro

    February 2, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    I like them too and I too make it with garlic. Looks delicious!

    Reply
  2. NiVi

    February 2, 2012 at 3:27 pm

    keerai masiyal is my favourite… !!! looks yummm…

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  3. Cool Kitten

    February 2, 2012 at 3:35 pm

    I am assuming Keerai means "greens", right?

    Reply
  4. sangee vijay

    February 2, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    fav keerai masiyal,we do it same but use to add tempering also 🙂
    yes,adding sugar will helps to retain its green color…looks so inviting…
    cute bowls n spoons…loved it 🙂

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  5. Aarthi

    February 2, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    Raji..Amma makes this often when i was a kid..This was my fav food once upon a time..love it a lot with plain rice..

    Aarthi
    http://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/

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  6. faseela

    February 2, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    lovely with attractive color

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  7. Suja Manoj

    February 2, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    Looks so attractive,creamy and flavorful.

    Reply
  8. Ramya

    February 2, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    lovely green colour..thanks for the tip of adding sugar. never had this before, but im sure its healthy and tasted great with ghee. can we do this with palak as well?

    Reply
  9. Shanthi

    February 2, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    FLAVOURFUL , SIMPLE AND COLOURFUL

    Reply
  10. RAKS KITCHEN

    February 2, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    cool kitten, yes its greens!

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  11. Priya dharshini

    February 2, 2012 at 4:32 pm

    I luv the keerai masiyal…it luks very yummy

    Reply
  12. Archana

    February 2, 2012 at 4:37 pm

    Wow this is new to me. I make the boiled and garliced spinach today for lasagne need only to puree it to get this right?
    Looks cool green

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  13. Chitra

    February 2, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    Lovely clicks . i dont add sugar. will try next time. I make this very often for raksha 🙂

    Reply
  14. Elpiniki

    February 2, 2012 at 5:16 pm

    This green looks so healthy!

    Reply
  15. Soumi

    February 2, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    I'm not the biggest garlic fan but it does look yummy!And it's healthy too!

    Reply
  16. Hema

    February 2, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    Everybody at home loves keerai whichever way I make it, keerai masiyal being the favorite, love that green color..

    Reply
  17. Happy Cook / Finla

    February 2, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    Looks so good, i have never had this; jere we make something similar but then with cream and spinach.

    Reply
  18. Premalatha Aravindhan

    February 2, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    Healthy recipe,we make it bit different way…love the colour u have got…delicious Masiyal…

    Reply
  19. Pavithra Elangovan

    February 2, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    Love vibrant green color Raji..keerai masiyal is my favorite too and love greens in anything ….healthy 🙂

    Reply
  20. Puspha

    February 2, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    health packed!! goes too well with fried fish

    Reply
  21. Mahi

    February 2, 2012 at 6:14 pm

    Never tried keerai with garlic..this recipe is totally new to me. Very simple and looks yum! Will try it with spinach..

    Reply
  22. Anu

    February 2, 2012 at 7:06 pm

    Simple and nice color. My kids love this masiyal so much.

    Reply
  23. Smitha

    February 2, 2012 at 7:29 pm

    That's healthy and yummy!, good one!

    Reply
  24. Cham

    February 2, 2012 at 7:59 pm

    My fav too with ghee, i use green chilli (1 or 2)+ cumin. Perfect masiyaal!

    Reply
  25. Sobha Shyam

    February 2, 2012 at 9:34 pm

    very easy, healthy n colourful..yum..

    Reply
  26. Rasi

    February 2, 2012 at 10:17 pm

    Looks amazing 🙂 its simple & soo flavourful

    Reply
  27. george

    February 2, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    Looks delicious!!!
    http://www.lazzykitchen.com

    Reply
  28. Sowmya

    February 3, 2012 at 1:02 am

    very simple n healthy masiyal…lovely presentation dear!

    Reply
  29. Hamaree Rasoi

    February 3, 2012 at 2:37 am

    Very flavorful and delicious masiyal.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

    Reply
  30. Home Cooked Oriya Food

    February 3, 2012 at 2:43 am

    very delicious… love the vibrant color too

    Reply
  31. Rekha shoban

    February 3, 2012 at 3:55 am

    simple and healthy masiyal!!

    Reply
  32. Recipe world

    February 3, 2012 at 3:56 am

    Such a simple yet yummy recipe..thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  33. Sravs

    February 3, 2012 at 5:00 am

    Super healthy and delicious masiyal !!

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  34. Anisha Ranjit

    February 3, 2012 at 5:01 am

    This is a great recipe… never ever made spinach like this. Will try this and we love garlic so I'm sure we'll like it with loads of garlic!

    Reply
  35. Kavitha Bhargav

    February 3, 2012 at 5:08 am

    when my paternal grandma was there, she used to churn it with dhal churner in 'kal chatti' which tastes awesome… missing those good old days

    Reply
  36. jeyashrisuresh

    February 3, 2012 at 7:51 am

    Adding garlic in keerai masiyal must be flavorful. Never tried it though.

    Reply
  37. Sudha Sabarish

    February 3, 2012 at 9:12 am

    This masiyal is very new to me and also easy to prepare.Have bookmarked.

    Reply
  38. Priya

    February 3, 2012 at 11:18 am

    Love this keerai masiyal simply with papads or pickles..yummm..

    Reply
  39. Jay

    February 3, 2012 at 2:13 pm

    looks super yummy & inviting..;)
    Tasty Appetite

    Reply
  40. hemalata

    February 3, 2012 at 4:14 pm

    Very healthy n yummy recipe.

    Reply
  41. Sumi

    February 4, 2012 at 12:26 am

    My MIL makes it too..but she adda bit of tamarind to it. totally yummy..

    Reply
  42. Deeps @ Naughty Curry

    February 4, 2012 at 4:32 am

    have to try out ur version without chillies, looks great

    Reply
  43. Kaveri

    February 5, 2012 at 9:32 am

    A simple, healthy and comfort food for me…we make it very frequently at home

    Reply
  44. Lushgreenapple

    February 5, 2012 at 5:02 pm

    Hi…your blog is really useful for me to learn Tamil cooking. Can you please guide me where I can buy Rani Samayal cookbook? Thanks!

    Reply
  45. Sushma Madhuchandra

    February 5, 2012 at 7:21 pm

    doesn't the smell of raw garlic over power this mashed greens? Looks great though.

    Reply
  46. Vardhini

    February 6, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    My favorite and my mom makes a masiyal with garlic too.

    Reply
  47. themustardseed

    February 10, 2012 at 3:02 am

    I love this recipe. I never thought about making it this way. I can imagine how delicious it must be with the garlic! YUM!

    Reply
  48. Anonymous

    February 12, 2012 at 7:36 am

    I've never heard of had keerai masiyal before — Must try this recipe soon 🙂

    http://kirantarun.com/food

    Reply
  49. janu

    July 11, 2013 at 12:41 pm

    hi raks,
    thanks for the recipe..have u tried the recipe with beetroot leaves??
    If you have any other beetroot keerai recipes pls let us know…
    Everytime with beetroots i'll get lots of leaves too..Have heard its edible..
    so pls do a post for us..

    Reply
  50. Sai Prashanth

    August 24, 2013 at 10:55 am

    Keerai means spinach !

    Reply
  51. Sai Prashanth

    August 24, 2013 at 10:55 am

    Keerai means spinach.

    Reply
  52. Mohana Priya G

    October 9, 2013 at 11:11 am

    Keerai means any greens – Generic Name
    Spinach means Palak or pasalai keerai

    Reply
  53. Anu

    November 7, 2013 at 1:04 am

    I am typing while eating this masiyal with hot rice and chips. thanks for the awesome recipe…can't believe something this easy can also be so flavourful and healthy all at the same time 🙂

    Reply
  54. Anu

    November 8, 2013 at 2:49 am

    I am typing while eating this masiyal with hot rice and chips. thanks for the awesome recipe…can't believe something this easy can also be so flavourful and healthy all at the same time 🙂

    Reply
  55. vidya

    December 19, 2015 at 12:06 am

    hi raji…can i adapt this recipe for other keerai variety too?suggest which one works best.

    Reply
  56. Nanthini

    January 20, 2020 at 9:49 pm

    Hi, thanks for the recipe. What is the keerai you have used in.

    Reply
    • Raks Anand

      January 21, 2020 at 6:09 pm

      Mulai keerai

      Reply

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