Palak /Spinach Dal

Ingredients:

• Spinach- 1bunch fresh or frozen
• Greenchilies-2no
• Tamarind-1/2 "
• Toordal-1cup
• Onion-1no
• Salt to taste
• Redchillipowder-1/2tbsp
• Water-2 cups

Seasoning:

• Oil-1tbsp
• Cuminseeds-1/2tsp
• Mustardseeds-1/2tsp
• Garlicpods-3no layers are removed
• Redchillies-2no breaked
• Curryleaves-4no
• Hing/Asafoetida-a pinch

Method:

• Remove the leaves from the Spinach bunch,wash it in water.
• Drain all the water and chop it finely.
• Chop the onions & Green chillies & keep it aside.
• Take a pressure cooker,add the dal and wash it twice with water and drain the water completely.
• Add 2cups of water,little turmeric.
• Add all the chopped spinach leaves,onion &greenchillies to it.
• Finally add the tamarind on the top and close the lid keeping the Whistle.
• Allow to cook it under 3whistles.
• Meanwhile,take a pan and preapare for seasoning.
• Add oil and heat  the pan,add mustard,cumin seeds and when they splutters add the redchillies & garlic pods and curryleaves.
• Finally add the Hing and turn off the flame.
• Once the pressure comes down,remove the whistle.
• Keep it on the gas in a low flame,mash the dal with a laddle,add redchillipowder and salt.
• Leave it to dissolve and boil for few minutes and when they starts bubbles,add the seasoning and mix well.
• Turn off the gas.
• Serve it in to abowl and taste it along with roti or rice.