Spinach Pappu or Dal

Ingredients:

Toor dal -1cup
Spinach - 1 bunch
Diced Onions - 3/4 cup
Green chillies- 2
Diced Tomatoes - 1/4cup
Turmeric - 2-3 pinches
Salt-1 1/2tsp or to taste

For seasoning:

Chanadal-1tsp
Urad dal -1 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1tsp
Cumin seeds - 1tsp
Dry red chillies- 1 or 2
Oil - 1- 11/2 Tbsp
Minced garlic -1/2tsp or Hing (Asafoetida)-2-3 pinches
Curry leaves- few

Method-1 :


Pressure cook Toor dal, spinach, onions, green chillies, tomatoes, turmeric together.
Fry all the seasoning ingredients in oil and add the seasoning to the cooked dal at the end.salt to taste.cook for 5 minutes. Serve hot with rice or Roti.

Method-2 :

Cook Toor dal in a pot, until dal is half cooked, add spinach, and cook well together until dal is soft. In a separate pan saute onions, green chillies, tomatoes, turmeric together in little oil and add to the spinach dal. Fry all the seasoning ingredients in remaining oil and add the seasoning to the cooked dal at the end. salt to taste. cook for 5 more minutes. Serve hot with rice or Roti.

Method-3 :

Cook Toor dal, spinach, onions, green chillies, tomatoes, turmeric together in a slow cooker, until dal becomes soft (Takes Usually 4 hours in high 6 hours in low). Fry all the seasoning ingredients in oil and add the seasoning to the cooked dal at the end.salt to taste.cook for 5 more minutes. Serve hot with rice or Roti.