Ingredients
3/4 cup Toor dal
1 bunch spinach(Don't chop)
1 Onion sliced (large)
1 tomato sliced or cubed(large)
5 green chilies(to taste)
4-5 cloves of garlic(big)
Handfull of coriander and curryleaves
Tamarind(small gooseberry sized)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Oil
Salt
Seasoning
1/2 cup sliced onion
1 cloves of garlic
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2 dry red chilies
Mustard seeds
Few curry leaves.
Directions
In a pressure cooker place dal, spinach, onion, tomato, garlic, green chilies, coriander and curry leaves,tamarind and turmeric powder. Add water just to fill all the ingredients. Pressure cook it for 3 whistles in medium flame. After releasing the pressure from the pressure cooker,drain water and keep it aside. Mash the dal and add salt. Heat oil in another pan. Splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds and also add onion, dried red chilies curry leaves and saute till onion turns golden colour and pour it over mashed dal.Mix well and enjoy with rice.
For healthier version, you can also prepare rasam with the drained water with simple seasoning of mustard seeds,cumin seeds,dried red chilies onion (fry till golden brown )and curry leaves.
