Whole Mung Bean (Pesalu) and Spinach dal

Ingredients:

Whole mung beans - 1cup
Chopped Frozen Spinach or Chopped Fresh Spinach-1lb
Chopped Onions-1cup
Ginger garlic paste-1 1/2 tsp.
Sliced green chillies-2-3
Red pepper powder-1/4 tsp
Chopped tomatoes - 3/4 cup
Turmeric-1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves-Few
Salt-1/2 tsp. or as per taste
Ghee or Oil-1Tbsp

Method:

Soak mung beans in water for 2 hours. Add chopped spinach,,little salt and little turmeric to the beans and pressure cook until 3 whistles and set aside. Heat ghee or oil in a pot, add cumin seeds, chopped onions,curry leaves and fry until they are clear. Add ginger garlic paste, sliced green chillies and turmeric, fry for few minutes, until it turns golden brown. Add chopped tomatoes and fry for 5 minutes, and add chilli powder and salt and add cooked spinach and mung beans and mix well. Add 1tsp. ghee at the end for flavor. Serve hot with Rice or Roti.

Spinach, Green Mango Dal

Ingredients:

Toor dal (Kandi Pappu)-1cup
Diced green Mango pieces-1cup
Diced Onions-3/4 cup
Palak or Spinach-1lb
Diced Tomatoes-1/2 cup(Optional)
Green chillies-2-3
Turmeric-1/2 tsp.
Salt 1tsp or as per taste

For Seasoning:

Oil-1-2 Tbsp.
Chana dal- 1 1/2 tsp
Urad dal 1 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds-1 1/2 tsp
Dry red peppers- 2
Curry leaves-Few
Asafoetida (Hing) 3 pinches
Or
Chopped Garlic- 1Tbsp.

Preparation:

Cook dal sepately and set aside. Heat oil in separate pot, add all the seasoning ingredients, when mustard seeds are splattering, add diced onions, sliced green chillies, and saute until onions are clear. Add tomatoes, spinach and green mango pieces cook for 3-4 minutes. Add cooked toor dal, salt and 1/2 cup of water cook together for 6-8 minutes. Serve hot with Rice.

Note: Another way of cooking this dish is, Dal, onions, green mango pieces, Tomatoes, Spinach and green chillies, can be cooked alltogether in pressure cooker or in a slow cooker. Once it is done, add salt and seasoning at the end and mix, before serving.