Friday, December 3, 2010

Soppina Saaru (Mashed greenleaves curry)



INGREDIENTS:
1 cup Toor dal
2-21/2 cup chopped Palak or Methi leaves (I used both together)
2-3 tsp Sambhar powder (Sambhar powder2 i have used here u can find it  in the powders section)
1 Onion
2 Tomatoes
2-4 Garlic pods
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 tsp tamarind paste
Oil for seasoning
1/4 tsp Mustered seeds
A pinch Turmeric powder and Hing
4-6 curry leaves
salt to taste

PREPARATION:
  • Pressure cook the toor dal, Boil the green leaves, cooked dal, 3-4 garlic pods and chopped tomatoes in a heavy bottomed vessel.
  • Once the l;eaves are cooked take a portion of it and mash it to smooth paste.Keep aside.
  • Wet grind the coconut, a garlic pod, onion and the sambhar powder.
  • Now heat the oil  kadayi ,mustered seeds, hing, turmeric powder,crushed garlic pod,curry leaves.after a minute add the ground paste to the kadayi and bring it to boil.let it be for 5 mins.
  • Now add mashed green leaves paste and the rest daal and leaves mixture to the kadayi..add salt and tamarind paste.
  • Cook for another 10-15 mins on low flame.
  • Serve thick gravy with rotis or a sambhar consistancy with Rice.

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