Dal Palak / Palak keerai Paruppu Kolumbu

Dal Palak / Palak keerai Paruppu Kolumbu

Ingredients:
Spinach -1/2 bunch chopped Or Frozen
Toor dal - 1 cup
Tomatoes-1
Onions -1
Green chilli-2 nos
Oil- 2 tsp
Mustard -1/2 tsp
Urad dal- 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
Red chili- 2 nos
Turmeric Powder-1 pinch
Salt- to taste
Water


Preparation:
In a pressure cooker add the washed Toor dal, Turmeric Powder ,chopped tomatoes, slit green chilli, , water and pressure cook it for 10 mts till the dal is cooked well.Add salt
In a Kadai, heat oil add the mustard, urad dal and cumin seeds, chopped onions and slit red chilli and stir and cook till onions become soft.Add the chopped spinach leaves and stir for 2 minutes.
Transfer this to the cooked dal and cook in open lid for 3 minutes.
Serve hot with rice, idly, dosa , rotis

Read More

Raw Banana stir fry / Plantain poriyal / Valakkai Poriyal

Raw Banana stir fry / Plantain poriyal / Valakkai Poriyal

Ingredients:

• Raw Banana / Plantain - 1 no , chopped in to cubes 
• Chopped Onion - 1 no, chopped
• Sambar powder - 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Urad dal- 1 tsp
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt - to taste

Preparation:

Add the cubed plantain in water , so that it does not turn black colour .

In a kadai, heat oil add mustard seeds  and urad dal and allow it to splutter
Now add onions and stir and cook till it becomes soft.

Add Chopped Plantain , turmeric, and sambar powder, salt and sprinkle little water and toss .

Cook till the plantain become soft .Allow it to become dry and roast it till it turns golden brown in color .

Serve hot with steamed rice and a curry of your choice .

Read More