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Simple Mayalu Dal- Lentils with Malabar Spinach

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Course dinner, lunch
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup Yellow Moong Da
  • ¼ cup Arhar (tuvar) Dal
  • ¼ cup Red Masoor Dal
  • 1 cup Malabar Spinach, coarsely cut
  • 1 tbsp Onion slices
  • 1 tbsp Crushed Garlic
  • 1 tsp Grated ginger
  • 2 Green chilies, finely chopped
  • ½ tsp Mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp Jeera
  • Haldi powder
  • 2-3 Dry Red chilies, broken
  • 1 tsp Jaggery
  • 2 tsp or to taste Lemon juice or tamarind pulp
  • 3 tbsp Coconut milk
  • 2 tsp Oil
  • 1 tbsp Ghee
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Wash and soak the dals in a pressure cooker for about 15 minutes
  • Add sufficient water and cook for 1 whistle+ 5-7 minutes on low flame
  • Saute the Malabar spinach in 2 teaspoons of oil for 7-8 minutes and keep aside
  • Heat Ghee in a deep vessel or kadhai
  • Add mustard seeds, when they crackle, add crushed garlic. Dry red chilies, Jeera, and sliced onion
  • Saute for 3-4 minutes, add the Malabar Spinach, grated ginger, chopped green chilies, haldi powder, salt and stir, add the cooked dals
  • Mix in the coconut milk, jaggery and simmer for 5-7 minutes, more water may be added if consistency is too thick
  • Add tamarind pulp or lemon, adjust seasoning
  • Serve hot with red rice or millet roti