Masiyal - Keerai Poondu

Ingredients: 

• Mulai Keerai- 1 bunch
• Garlic flakes- 8
• Green chilli- 1
• Salt – ½ teaspoon
• ghee 2 sp
• mustard seeds 1/2 sp
• Udad dal 1/2 sp

Method:

• Remove the roots and wash the keerai thoroughly. 
• Chop the keerai finely. 
• Place the chopped keerai in a thick bottomed vessel. 
• Crush the garlic slightly and add to the keerai along with salt. 
• Close it with a lid. 
• Cook the keerai in slow flame. 
• No need to add water since the keerai will cook in its own water content. 
• When the keerai is cooked, mash it finely with a flat spoon. 
• If you use the wooden matthu (round wood with long handle), you will get nice mashed Keerai masiyal. 
• In another kadai make seasoning and pour on this keerai masiyal.
• Your yummy keerai mysiyalis ready to serve.

Note:

• Some people use mixie for mashing the keerai. We can do it. 
• But do not over run the mixie, just grind for one round. that is enough.
• You can make seasoing with garlic and then add chopped keerai. This will increase the taste of keerai.