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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Bachali Kura Pappu

Bachali kura (Malabar Spinach) cooked with split red gram.


Ingredients :
  • Bachali Kura Leaves - 1 bunch
  • Toor Dal - 1 cup
  • Tomatoes - 2 medium
  • Tamarind Extract - 1 tbsp
  • Garlic - 2 cloves
  • Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
  • Whole Red Chillies - 2
  • Asafoetida - a pinch
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Curry Leaves - 1 spring
  • Salt - to taste
  • Red Chili Powder - to taste
  • Ghee - 1 tbsp

Directions:
  • Remove and discard the hard stems of the bachali kura. Wash and chop the leaves.
  • In a pressure cooker, take toor dal, chopped leaves, diced tomatoes, turmeric powder and cook with sufficient water till 3 whistles or till dal is cooked.
  • Let the pressure release by itself before you open the pressure cooker.
  • The dal now needs tempering.
  • In a small pan, heat ghee, splutter mustard seeds. Add red chillies, crushed garlic, curry leaves, asafoetida, tamarind extract. Cook for a minute. Turn off the heat, add red chili powder.
  • Pour this over the dal. Add salt and give it a good mix.
  • Serve hot with plain steamed rice or roti.

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