This is one simple yet nutritious dish.
Ingredients
Greens like arakeerai (amaranthus) – 1 bunch
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Salt – per taste
Red chillies – 1 or 2
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Broken urad dal – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – 3-5
Asafoetida
Oil for tempering
Get Cooking
1. Cut the roots out, wash the greens well & drain the water. Chop the washed greens finely.
2. In a heavy bottomed vessel, add the chopped greens, turmeric powder and a half a glass of water. Cook on medium- low heat.
3. As the greens cook, it reduces in volume. Mash the greens well with a ladle or a wooden masher.
4. Add salt at this stage according to the amount of greens. Cook till water evaporates while mashing the greens.
5. Heat oil for tempering. Add chillies, mustard seeds, broken urad dal. When it splutters, add asafoetida & chopped curry leaves. Pour the tempering over the cooked greens.
6. Serve with rice. ( Great with curd rice & vathakuzhambu)
Tips
Some just boil the greens and run it in a blender to get a mash. I prefer cutting & using muscle strength to mash.
I like using stoneware/ Uruli to cook the masiyal, any heavy bottomed vessel can be used.
I add a few methi (vendayam) seeds in the tempering
Shakahari Saapadu 