Palak Milakootal

Ingredients list for Palak Milakootal

• 1 1/2 cups Split pigeon pea
• 1 bunch Spinach
• 1/2 Coconut scraped
• 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
• 5 Red chillies
• 1 teaspoon Split black gram skinless (dhuli urad dal)
• to taste Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 2 tablespoons Oil
• 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
• 8 Curry leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida
• 10 small Onions peeled
• to cook Water

Method

1. Wash and finely chop the spinach. Keep aside. Wet grind the coconut, red chillies, cummin seeds and black gram to a fine paste. Keep aside. Pressure-cook the dal with salt and turmeric. When cool blend in a liquidizer. Keep aside.
2. Heat the oil and season with mustard seeds, curry leaves and asafoetida. When the mustard starts to crackle add the coconut paste and fry for 3-4 minutes. Add the onions and spinach and stir-fry till the spinach is cooked.
3. Add the dal. Mix well and simmer on low heat for another 10 minutes. Serve hot.

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