Spinach Dal Curry/ Kadancha keerai

INGREDIENTS:

 Spinach – 1 bunch
Toor dal – 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds– 1/4 tsp
Dry red chilli– 2
Oil – 2 tsp
Salt – to taste

TO GRIND:

Spinach
Green chillies – 3 to 4

Shallots(small onions)– 5 to 6

Garlic– 3 to 4
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

SPINACH DAL CURRY

 










METHOD:

• Soak the toor dal for 1 hour. 
• Take a pressure cooker add the toor dal, turmeric powder and water. Cook for 3 whistle and smash it well.
• Take a pan, add the cleaned and chopped spinach. Then add the small onions,garlic,cumin seeds,green chillies and add a cup of water till everything get immersed.
• Close the lid and allow to boil and it becomes very soft .
• Then drain the water and allow it to cool.
•  Now grind all the boiled items together as a fine paste.
• Add the cooked toor dal to the grind paste and stir it well,add little water if necessary.
• Heat the oil in a pan add mustard seeds,cumin seeds and dry red chillies to it ,Now add the cooked spinach gravy and mix it and allow to boil for 5-10 mins
• Serve it hot with rice or as a side dish for chapatti.

 NOTE:

   Especially சிறு கீரை  will be too tasty to make this curry.

Green MoongDal Curry

Ingredients:
1 cup - green moongdal
1/4 cup - toor dal
1 onion - sliced fine
1 small tomato-chopped
2 green chillies-slit legnthwise
1 tsp salt or salt to taste

For Seasoning:
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (சீரகம்)
2 tsp oil

Moongdal curry

Method:

• Soak the Green Moongdal overnite or for 10-12 hrs.
• Take a pressure cooker,add cleaned and soaked Green Moongdal and toor dal ,add salt and pressure cook up to 3 whistles.
• Take another pan,add 2 tsp oil,mustard seeds,cumin seeds,Chopped onions, green chillies.Saute it for 2-3 mins and add tomato.
• Mash the pressure-cooked Green Moongdal and toor dal and add to the saute pan.
• Add salt if needed and garnish with coriander leaves and cook them for 10 mins.

                This goes very well with steamed rice and a healthy protein rich curry.