Malabar spinach Dal

Malabar Spinach Dal

Details of Ingredients

1 small cup tur dal/red gram dal (kandi pappu)

2 cups chopped and tightly packed malabar spinach (bachali kura)

1 onion, chopped

big pinch turmeric powder

2-3 green chilies

1/2 tsp chopped ginger

salt to taste

1 tbsp tamarind paste

For seasoning/poppu/tadka:

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp urad dal (minappa pappu)split gram dal (optional)

3-4 garlic cloves, crushed

2 dry red chilies de-seed and tear

10-12 fresh curry leaves

2-3 tsps oil

How to make Malabar Spinach Dal

In a pressure cooker, put red gram dal, (bachali kura ) Malabar spinach, onions, green chilies, ginger and turmeric powder.

• Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook up to 3 whistles.
• Then take a vessel and put oil and let it heat, then add mustard seeds and as they jump around, add cumin seeds, urad dal, garlic, red chilies and curry leaves and stir fry for half a minute.
• Add this to the pressure cooked dal and put salt and mix it well.
• Add tamarind paste with 1/2 cup of water and cook on low to medium flame for 7-10 minutes without lid. Then serve it with rice or chapati.