Spinach with dal

Cooked spinach with dal

 blanched spinach

spinach ground with coconut , red chilies & cumin

Spinach with dal

Ingredients

½ kg spinach      arahr dal cooked 2 cups       salt

To grind- coconut grated 2 tbsp         jeera/ cumin 1 tsp         red chilies 2-3

For seasoning

1/2 tsp oil   udad dal 1 tsp        jeera/ cumin 1 tsp      hing/asafetida ¼ tsp       curry leaves little

Method

1)      Wash spinach leaves well.

2)      In a big vessel, boil enough water to blanch the spinach. Blanch means, to put the vegetable in hot water for a minute, drain at once & wash under cold water. This helps to retain the color of the vegetable.

3)      Pressure cook the dal & keep aside.

4)      In a mixer, grind coconut with red chilies, jeera. Once this is well ground, add the blanched spinach leaves coarsely chopped, grind till smooth.

5)      In a thick pan, add the ground spinach, salt to taste & cooked dal.

6)      Mix well & cook it in medium flame, be careful as it can splutter all around.

7)      Once the mixture comes to a boil, remove.

8)      Season it with dal, jeera in little oil along with curry leaves & hing, add to the cooked spinach, mix well.

9)      Serve this with cooked rice.