Palakura Podikura / Spinach dry curry
Ingredients:
- Spinach Leaves : 3-4 cups
- Toor Dal : 1/2 cups
- Green Chiles : 6-8
- Turmeric Powder : 1 tsp
- Garlic : 4 - 6 pods (lightly mashed)
- Mustard Seeds : 1 tsp
- Cumin Seeds : 1 tsp
- Broken Dried Red Chiles : 2
- Curry Leaves
- Oil as required
- Salt to taste
Preparation Process :
- Wash toor dal and cook in 3 cups of water with a 1/2tsp of oil in a vessel.
- Wash thoroughly and chop spinach leaves with tender stems.
- After the dal cook's 3/4th add the chopped spinach.
- Let the dal cook till the grain becomes totally yellow and it should not get smashed.
- Drain the water and put a side.( U can use this water for prep. of rasam )
- Remove stems, wash and slit the green chilies.
- Heat oil in a pan, add red chili, garlic pods, mustard, cumin, curry leaves.
- When seeds start to jump, add dal and spinach mix.
- Fry till the water get vapourized on a medium flame.
- Then add turmeric powder and salt.
- Serve hot with rice or roti.
Note: Do not pressure cook dal with leaves any time, because all the protiens and vitamins, especially iron is lost from these leaves.Make sure spinach leaves are perfectly cooked.
Note
All the quantities mentioned in the recipe are optional.
They can be used according to the taste required.
Because different people like different tastes.
Some like more spicy n some less spicy.
Enjoy the food accordingly.
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