Ingredients:
- Keerai – 3 cups
- Thuvar dhal – Half cup
- Garlic – 5 pods
- Sambar powder – 1 tablespoon
- Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon
- Tomato -1 (Chopped finely)
- Sambar (Small) onion – 10 cut length wise
- Salt as per taste
For seasoning:
- 2 teaspoon oil
- Half teaspoon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
- cumin seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
- A pinch of asafetida
- Dry Chillies – 2
Method:
- Wash thuvar dhal and add 1 cup of water and cook it (3/4 cooked). If you are using pressure cooker cook till 2 whistle
- When ready (sound completely off from pressure cooker) open the lid. Add turmeric powder, Garlic pods, Onion, Tomato and pressure cook till soft. (completely cooked. One more Whistle)
- In a kadai put the oil and when it is hot, add mustard. When it pops up, add fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds,dry chillies and asafetida and fry for just a second
- Add Keerai and little water and cook it for 10 mins
- Add cooked dhal along with sambar powder stir well. When it starts boiling, add salt
- Allow to boil for 2 mins.
- Switch off and now it is ready to be served
Tips: After adding Keerai don’t cover with lid to keep the color of the keerai
When I was Dieting I was eating this (3/4 Cup) without rice
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