Paruppu Keerai Masiyal | Dal Curry with Spinach
Paruppu keerai masiyal a very healthy and nutritious stew made with fresh greens, toor and moong dal along with delicious spices. Mix this delicious paruppu keerai with hot steaming rice and relish this Paruppu keerai with just papad! Learn here how to make this Paruppu keerai with step by step pictures, instructions and video!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 77kcal
Equipment
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 3 Cups Spinach 1 Cup - 250ml, tightly packed
- ¼ Cup Moong Dal
- ¼ Cup Toor Dal
- 1 no Onion Finely chopped
- 1 no Tomato roughly chopped
- 1½ teaspoon Salt Adjust as needed
- 1 teaspoon Sambar Powder
Tempering
- 3 tablespoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 3 nos Green Chili slit
- 2 nos Red Chili
- 1 inch Ginger finely chopped
- 3 nos Garlic cloves finely chopped
Instructions
- Wash the spinach thoroughly and chop it roughly set aside.
Cooking Dal
- Take toor dal, moong dal in a vessel. Wash the dal thoroughly. Add a pinch of turmeric powder and 2 cups of water.
- Pressure cook the dal for 4-5 whistles. Allow the pressure to naturally release, mash the dal thoroughly and set it aside.
Tempering
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard and cumin seeds, allow it to sputter. Then add green chili, red chili, curry leaves and give a mix.
- Next, add chopped onions along with chopped garlic and ginger. Saute the onions till translucent.
- When the onions turn translucent, add tomato along with pinch of turmeric.
- Cook till the tomatoes are mushy. Then add chopped spinach to the pan. Saute the spinach till its tender.
- Now, add mashed dal along with ½ of water to adjust the consistency. Add salt and give a good mix.
- Bring the Paruppu Keerai to boil and switch off the flame.
- Relish the healthy and delicious Paruppu Keerai with rice!!
Video
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g