A great way to consume greens is my idea behind this dish. Ideal for kids and age old too. A very easy yet nutritious one. I mostly make this dish with palak/spinach here but back home when i make, i have more options.Though this is a common dish at my place, i learnt this version from my music teacher.She was a palakad iyer and she was such a taste churner. Her name is Mrs Janaki. Blogging has really opened up my thinking channel, where i get the opportunity to link back to my memories which were long forgotten, thanks to our busy everydays! I got introduced to a lot of palakad cooking with her the authentic way. As i write i can't help but remember the day when she was expecting guests for dinner, she was chopping up veggies for her famous avial. It was very hot that evening not able to bear the heat in her kitchen, she went in to her bedroom which had an AC unit and got her pounds and pounds of veggies chopped up. Quite an anecdote to me. That was her dedication to cooking and everything she did. Glad that i am able to appreciate her through my blog.
Ingredients
1 cup spinach chopped
1/4 cup moong dhal
2 green chillies
3/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon jeera
1 table spoon coconut
For seasoning
1 teaspoon ghee
1/4teaspoon jeera
1/4 teaspoon hing
Method
Pressure cook the dhal and spinach. Grind coconut, chillies, pepper, jeera. Mix the ground paste in the dhal and spinach, add salt and season it with jeera and hing. Serve hot with rice or rotis.
This will be my lunch today!!
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