Palak Dhal (Keerai Masiyal)

Palak Dhal:  (Keerai Masiyal)

This is a nutritious dish, that can be mixed with rice, or taken as side dish for lunch. Palak tastes great as it is taken with hot rice and a spoon of ghee.

Ingredients:

• Dhal                             - 1 cup


• Palak(green leaves)    - 1 bowl


• Green chilly                 - 2


• Tomato                        - 2


• Oniln                            - 1


• Asafoetida powder      - a pinch


• Salt to taste


• Few drops of lemon

To Temper:

• Mustard seeds                        - ¼ tsp


• Oil                                            - 1 tsp


• Cumin seeds                           - ¼ tsp


• Orid dhal (split)                        - ¼ tsp


• Asafoetida powder                  - a pinch


• Curry leaves

Method:

1.  Wash dhal and pressure cook it.

2.  Wash the green leaves and cook it in a pan with ½ tb water, onion, tomato, green chilly and salt.

3.  Allow it to cool and grind in mixie (just a few seconds, so that it is half smashed)

4.  Now add boiled dhal, mix it  completely.

5.  Heat oil and temper it with mustard, cumin seeds, orid dhal ,asafoetida powder and curry leaves.

6.  Add lemon drops and coriander leaves.

7.  Delicious palak dhal ready to taste.