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.
Easy keerai masiyal recipe
Prep Time: 15 mins | Cook time: 10 mins | Serves: 3
Ingredients
Garlic – 3 cloves
Salt – As needed
Sugar – 2 pinches
Method
- 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.
- Then add the cooked, cooled keerai and grind well to make a puree consistency.
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.
Cilantro
February 2, 2012 at 3:24 pmI like them too and I too make it with garlic. Looks delicious!
NiVi
February 2, 2012 at 3:27 pmkeerai masiyal is my favourite… !!! looks yummm…
Cool Kitten
February 2, 2012 at 3:35 pmI am assuming Keerai means "greens", right?
sangee vijay
February 2, 2012 at 3:36 pmfav 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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Aarthi
February 2, 2012 at 3:56 pmRaji..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..
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faseela
February 2, 2012 at 3:57 pmlovely with attractive color
Suja Manoj
February 2, 2012 at 4:05 pmLooks so attractive,creamy and flavorful.
Ramya
February 2, 2012 at 4:16 pmlovely 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?
Shanthi
February 2, 2012 at 4:16 pmFLAVOURFUL , SIMPLE AND COLOURFUL
RAKS KITCHEN
February 2, 2012 at 4:25 pmcool kitten, yes its greens!
Priya dharshini
February 2, 2012 at 4:32 pmI luv the keerai masiyal…it luks very yummy
Archana
February 2, 2012 at 4:37 pmWow 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
Chitra
February 2, 2012 at 5:05 pmLovely clicks . i dont add sugar. will try next time. I make this very often for raksha 🙂
Elpiniki
February 2, 2012 at 5:16 pmThis green looks so healthy!
Soumi
February 2, 2012 at 5:18 pmI'm not the biggest garlic fan but it does look yummy!And it's healthy too!
Hema
February 2, 2012 at 5:18 pmEverybody at home loves keerai whichever way I make it, keerai masiyal being the favorite, love that green color..
Happy Cook / Finla
February 2, 2012 at 5:20 pmLooks so good, i have never had this; jere we make something similar but then with cream and spinach.
Premalatha Aravindhan
February 2, 2012 at 5:46 pmHealthy recipe,we make it bit different way…love the colour u have got…delicious Masiyal…
Pavithra Elangovan
February 2, 2012 at 6:05 pmLove vibrant green color Raji..keerai masiyal is my favorite too and love greens in anything ….healthy 🙂
Puspha
February 2, 2012 at 6:06 pmhealth packed!! goes too well with fried fish
Mahi
February 2, 2012 at 6:14 pmNever tried keerai with garlic..this recipe is totally new to me. Very simple and looks yum! Will try it with spinach..
Anu
February 2, 2012 at 7:06 pmSimple and nice color. My kids love this masiyal so much.
Smitha
February 2, 2012 at 7:29 pmThat's healthy and yummy!, good one!
Cham
February 2, 2012 at 7:59 pmMy fav too with ghee, i use green chilli (1 or 2)+ cumin. Perfect masiyaal!
Sobha Shyam
February 2, 2012 at 9:34 pmvery easy, healthy n colourful..yum..
Rasi
February 2, 2012 at 10:17 pmLooks amazing 🙂 its simple & soo flavourful
george
February 2, 2012 at 10:50 pmLooks delicious!!!
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Sowmya
February 3, 2012 at 1:02 amvery simple n healthy masiyal…lovely presentation dear!
Hamaree Rasoi
February 3, 2012 at 2:37 amVery flavorful and delicious masiyal.
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February 3, 2012 at 2:43 amvery delicious… love the vibrant color too
Rekha shoban
February 3, 2012 at 3:55 amsimple and healthy masiyal!!
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February 3, 2012 at 3:56 amSuch a simple yet yummy recipe..thanks for sharing 🙂
Sravs
February 3, 2012 at 5:00 amSuper healthy and delicious masiyal !!
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Anisha Ranjit
February 3, 2012 at 5:01 amThis 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!
Kavitha Bhargav
February 3, 2012 at 5:08 amwhen my paternal grandma was there, she used to churn it with dhal churner in 'kal chatti' which tastes awesome… missing those good old days
jeyashrisuresh
February 3, 2012 at 7:51 amAdding garlic in keerai masiyal must be flavorful. Never tried it though.
Sudha Sabarish
February 3, 2012 at 9:12 amThis masiyal is very new to me and also easy to prepare.Have bookmarked.
Priya
February 3, 2012 at 11:18 amLove this keerai masiyal simply with papads or pickles..yummm..
Jay
February 3, 2012 at 2:13 pmlooks super yummy & inviting..;)
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hemalata
February 3, 2012 at 4:14 pmVery healthy n yummy recipe.
Sumi
February 4, 2012 at 12:26 amMy MIL makes it too..but she adda bit of tamarind to it. totally yummy..
Deeps @ Naughty Curry
February 4, 2012 at 4:32 amhave to try out ur version without chillies, looks great
Kaveri
February 5, 2012 at 9:32 amA simple, healthy and comfort food for me…we make it very frequently at home
Lushgreenapple
February 5, 2012 at 5:02 pmHi…your blog is really useful for me to learn Tamil cooking. Can you please guide me where I can buy Rani Samayal cookbook? Thanks!
Sushma Madhuchandra
February 5, 2012 at 7:21 pmdoesn't the smell of raw garlic over power this mashed greens? Looks great though.
Vardhini
February 6, 2012 at 3:36 pmMy favorite and my mom makes a masiyal with garlic too.
themustardseed
February 10, 2012 at 3:02 amI love this recipe. I never thought about making it this way. I can imagine how delicious it must be with the garlic! YUM!
Anonymous
February 12, 2012 at 7:36 amI've never heard of had keerai masiyal before — Must try this recipe soon 🙂
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janu
July 11, 2013 at 12:41 pmhi 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..
Sai Prashanth
August 24, 2013 at 10:55 amKeerai means spinach !
Sai Prashanth
August 24, 2013 at 10:55 amKeerai means spinach.
Mohana Priya G
October 9, 2013 at 11:11 amKeerai means any greens – Generic Name
Spinach means Palak or pasalai keerai
Anu
November 7, 2013 at 1:04 amI 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 🙂
Anu
November 8, 2013 at 2:49 amI 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 🙂
vidya
December 19, 2015 at 12:06 amhi raji…can i adapt this recipe for other keerai variety too?suggest which one works best.