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Thayir Keerai Kongunadu Style served in a bowl
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Kongunadu Style Thayir Keerai | Spinach in Yogurt base

Thayir Keerai is one of my go-to comfort recipes when I need to make something quick and easy. This recipe takes less than 30 minutes and can be combined with rice to be a quick meal.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: dinner, Easy recipe, Kongunadu recipes, Lunch Recipes, Side Dish
Cuisine: Tamil Nadu
Diet: Low Fat, Vegan
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 102kcal

Equipment

  • Cooking spoon
  • Blender
  • pan

Ingredients

  • 1 package Spinach I used frozen cut leaf spinach(12 oz)
  • 1 Onion chopped finely
  • 2 Tomato chopped finely
  • 1 cup Yogurt Slightly sour would work great – 1 cup (gently whisked)
  • 2 teaspoon Oil
  • ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
  • 3 Red chilies
  • few Curry leaves
  • ½ inch piece Ginger finely grated
  • 2 cloves Garlic minced
  • to taste Salt

Instructions

  • Chop and cook the spinach in just enough water. If the spinach is chopped fine, there is no need to blend them. I ran my hand blender a couple of times just to get it all together. Do not make the spinach too mushy and creamy.
  • In a pan, heat the oil. Add the mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, red chilies and the curry leaves and let them splutter.
  • Now add the chopped onions and fry it until light brown. Add the ginger and the garlic and fry for a minute more.
  • Now add the tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes are soft.
  • Add the cooked spinach and salt needed. Mix well and let it come to a boil. Simmer for 3-5 minutes to let the flavors come together.
  • Meanwhile whisk the yogurt.
  • Remove the cooked spinach from the heat and then add the yogurt in it. Mix well and return it to heat. Let it come to gentle boil and then simmer for 5 minutes in low flame.
  • Serve hot with rice and ghee!

Nutrition

Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 702mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 7331IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 163mg | Iron: 3mg