Khatta Palak Dal

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Ingredients: 1 small cup tur dal/red gram dal/kandi pappu 1 1/2 - 2 cups finely chopped chukka koora (adjust) 1 onion, chopped 1 tomato, chopped (optional) big pinch turmeric pwd 2-3 green chillis, slit lengthwise 1/2 tsp chopped ginger salt to taste 2 cups water For Seasoning : 1 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 3-4 garlic cloves, crushed 2 dry red chillis, de-seed and tear 10-12 fresh curry leaves 2 tsps oil.

Method:
1 In a pressure cooker, place dal, chukka kura leaves, onions, tomatoes, green chillis, ginger and turmeric pwd. Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook upto 2 whistles. If cooking over stove top, cook till the dal is almost cooked. 2 Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, add mustards seeds and as they jump around, add cumin seeds, garlic, red chillis and curry leaves and stir fry for a few seconds. 3 Add this to the pressure cooked dal and combine. Cook on slow to medium flame for a few mts till you get the consistency of your choice.
Serve with white rice.
Serve : Serves 4-5.
Ready in 25 minutes.
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