Spinach Dhal

Highly nutritious dish that goes very well with rice.

Ingredients:
1 Bunch Spinach chopped
1/2 Cup Thuvar Dhal
1 Onion chopped
1 Tomato chopped
3 Green Chillies sliced
3 Garlic chopped
1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 Tsp Tamarind paste
1/4 Cup Coriander / Cilantro Leaves chopped
2 Tsp Oil

Seasoning:
1/4 Tsp Mustard Seeds
1/4 Tsp Jeera
1/2 Tsp Urad Dhal
1 Tsp Channa Dhal
Few Curry Leaves

Preparation:

• Pressure cook thuvar dhal with a drop of oil.
• Heat oil in a pan and add the seasonings.
• Once the mustard crackles, add chopped garlic & sliced green chillies.
• Fry for 15 seconds.
• Add onion, little salt and cook till onions are transparent.
• To this add chopped tomato, turmeric powder and cook till tomatoes are soft.
• Add chopped spinach & cook uncovered for few minutes.
• Add cooked dhal, tamarind paste, coriander leaves, salt & water .
• Cook in low flame for 15 minutes.

Ease of Preparation: Easy

No. of Servings: 4

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Pumpkin Eriserry

This is a traditional Kerala dish cooked with yellow pumpkin & oriental red beans.

Ingredients:
2 Cups Yellow Pumpkin cut into medium pieces
1/4 Cup Red Chori soaked
Salt to taste


Grind:
1/2 Cup Coconut gratings
1/4 Tsp Jeera
1 Shallot
1 Garlic
1 Red Chilli

Grind the above with little water.

Seasoning:
1 Tsp Oil
1/4 Tsp Mustard Seeds
Few Curry Leaves
1 Red Chilli Broken

Preparation:
Pressure cook beans with salt and keep aside.
Cook pumpkin in a sauce pan with 1/2 cup water and salt.
Add the ground coconut paste and the cooked beans.
Cook for 2 minutes.
Meanwhile heat oil in a pan and add the seasoning.
Once mustard crackles,add it to the pumpkin.

Tips:
Pumpkin gets cooked fast so cook it with little water.
Don't pressure cook pumpkin.
Fried coconut gratings can be added at the end.

Ease of Preparation: Easy

No. of Servings: 4

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