MUDDI PALLYA (Spinach+Fenugreek leaves in thick lentil curry)

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Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Surekha Dongargaonkar

MUDDI PALLYA (Spinach+Fenugreek leaves in thick lentil curry)

A tasty variation of lentil curry with spinach

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

30 minutes

1 cup

split pigeon peas washed and soaked for 1-2 hours

Medium bunch of spinach leaves

1/2

medium bunch of fenugreek leaves

2 tablespoons

cooking oil

1/2 teaspoon

mustard seeds

1/2 teaspoon

cumin seeds

1/4 teaspoon

turmeric powder

1/4 teaspoon

hing

1/2 teaspoon

salt or as per taste

1/2 teaspoon

red chilli powder or as par taste

1 teaspoon

Dhana jeera (coriander & cumin seeds) powder

1 tablespoon

tamarind pulp

1-2

dry red chillies

8-10

curry leaves

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Place the split pigeon peas in a cooker and add 2 cups water to it. Also add turmeric powder and few drops of oil to the contents. cook the split pigeon peas till 3 whistles of cooker on medium flame.

* Step 2

Thoroughly wash spinach and fenugreek leaves. Cut the spinach finely Also cut the fenugreek leaves.

* Step 3

Put a pan on the flame and pour about a tablespoon of oil. When oil is hot,add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric powder and hing to it.

* Step 4

After the mustard and cumin seeds crackled add fenugreek cut leaves to the pan and fry well. Then add cut spinach leaves to the pan, mix well and cover the pan to properly cook the greens.

* Step 5

Add salt, dhanajeera powder and red chilli powder and mix well.

* Step 6

Add cooked split pigeon peas to the and mix well. Add tamarind pulp to it and again mix well.

* Step 7

Take about 2-3 teaspoons of oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds (about 1/2 teaspoon each) and heat till seeds crackled Add one or two pinches of hing to the small pan. Also add some red chilli powder and turmeric powder and fry. Then add full red chilli and fry. Add this tempering to prepared vegetable.a