palak dal using moong dal /pesarapappu palakura pappu

Fresh greeny vegetables are eye catchy and eye appealing. Whenever I go to market to get some. Dew drops or water drops on green vegetables itself looks sooo tantalizing !!! Palak Dal can be made using toor dal( kandi pappu) or moong dal(pesara pappu). Cooking palak dal using toor dal is common in Andhra pradesh. For a chane lets try it with moong dal. It tastes equally good with rice or roti.

INGREDIENTS :-

Moong dal/Pesara pappu :- 2 cups

Onions (Chopped into longitudinal pieces,optional) :- 1 big

Chillies :- 2-3 slit lengthwise

Fresh Palak/palakuura :- two bunches (washed well and chopped into small pieces)

Pasupu/Turmeric :- a pinch

Salt :- as required

For popu/Tadka/Seasoning:-

Bengal gram/chana dal/pachi senagapappu ;- 1 teaspoon

Black gram/urad dal/Minapappu :- 1 teaspoon

jeera :- ½ teaspoon

Mustard seeds;- ½ teaspoon

Dry red chillies :- 2-3

Oil :- 1 tablespoon

Garlic pods :- 5-6 cut into tiny pieces

METHOD

1. Pressure cook well washed moong dal with palak and keep it aside.
2. In a pan take oil and add chana dal,urad dal jeera and mustard seeds and allow them to splutter.
3. Now add green chillies, dry chillies and garlic pods and fry them till garlic pods turn golden brown.
4. Now add onions to this and fry them until golden brown.
5. After onions are cooked add boiled moong dal-palak mixture , salt,turmeric to the pan mix it well.
6. Add water if required and simmer it for 5 minutes.

Eat it hot with rice or roti :-)