Spinach Dal

Spinach dal, easy and healthy dal, commonly served with white rice or roti / Chapati.

Serves:2

Ingredients:

• Spinach - 2 cups
• Toor dal - 1/4 cup
• Onion - 1/2
• Tomato -1
• Garlic - 4 cloves
• Green chilly - 1
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• Thalipu vadagam - 1
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Red chilly - 1
• Ghee/Melted butter - 1 tsp
• Salt

Method: 

1. Pressure cook toor dal, chopped onion, tomato, slit green chilly, crushed garlic, turmeric powder, few drops of oil, salt to taste, one cup water for 3 whistles
2. In a pan boil water, add chopped spinach leaves, cook for 5 mins and drain water
3. Heat pan, add pressure cooked dal mixture, boiled spinach leaves and bring to a boil
4. For seasoning, heat ghee, add mustard, cumin seeds, thalipu vadagam, asafoetida, red chilly and add it to spinach dal mixture
5. Serve hot with white rice and ghee