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.