Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Thotakura Poppu/ Dhal with Spinach / Keerai paruppu



Ingridients
1. Thotakura/Spinach /Ara keerai - 2 bunch
2. Onions - 2 cut in to 2 pieces each
3. Tomatoes - 2 cut in to 4 pieces each
4. Tamarind - one small piece
5. chilli powder
6. Green Chillies -1
7. Toor Dhal - 1 cup
For  seasoning
1. Asfodeita
2. Smashed garlic pods - 3
3. Mustard
4. Urud dhal
5. Curry leaves
6. Dry Red chillies- 4

Preparation
1. In a pressure cooker , add  all the items  1 to  7 and  add 4 cups of water  and cook for 15 minutes.
Mash the contents using a  masher.
Then for seasoning , Heat oil in a pan,  add mustard 1tbs, jeer 1tbs, uru dhal, dry red chillies - 4 cut in to two , smashed garlic pods, 2 pinches of asfodeita and saute until the mustard seeds pop and urud dhall turns brown. Then add this in to the mashed mixture.

Serve with hot steamed rice and add a tbs of ghee while eating . it will make this dhall ever more tastier.

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