Wednesday, May 02, 2007

PALAKURA PAPPU(SPINACH DAL)


spinach dal goes with potato fry ...its a toomuch combo that always reminds of my mom...she gives me spinach dal with ghee and potato fry ..with hot rice..is it mouth watering?when lentils cooked withtamarind give lot of mouth watering flavour which u feel like eating it when ever u r hungry.....

1 cup toor dal
2 cups finely chopped spinach
4 green chillies
1/2 cup chopped onions
salt
chilli powder
tamarind juice -up to ur taste

seasoning
oil
mustard
urad
turmeric
jeera powder
methi powder
curry leaves
hing
garlic
dried red chillies

pressure cook dal for 2 or 3 whistles.
mash it .add spinch,chillies,onions,tamarind juice and pressure cook for 1 whistle.
add salt ,water(option),chilli powder.
let it cook on a very low flame like 2 or 3.

make seasoning with oil,mustard,urad,red chilli,garlic,curry leaves,turmeric,hing,jeera and methi powders.follow the sequence for seasoning.
add seasoning to the cooked dal.
stir it well and serve with hot rice or chapati.

5 comments:

FH said...

Love the Spinach dal Shanti.Jewelry fan like me!:))

Ramya's Mane Adige said...

Spinach Dal looks really inviting!! and a gr8 job with the jewellery design collection!! :) keep going!

S said...

#asha welcome to my blog.thank u for ur visiting and thank u for ur comment
#thank u ramya..keep visiting

Jyothi said...

hi shanti! this spinach dal is evergreen recipe. I love it. lovely pics.

S said...

#thank u jyothi