Sunday, December 13, 2009

Cheera /Spinach Curry



Ingredients:
Toor Dal 1 Cup
Cheera / spinach - 2 cup (chopped finely )
Coconut 1/2 cup
Jeera ¼ tsp
Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
Chilly powder – ¼ tsp
Green chilly -1
Raw mango( small size )- 1
Salt to taste

Seasoning :
Mustard ¼ tsp
Dry red chilly -2
Curry leaves.
Oil 1 tbsp

Method:
1 . grind coconut with jeera and keep aside.chop mango into 4 pieces.
2. Cook dal in a pressure cooker adding enough water, salt and turmeric powder.
3. Now add the chopped spinach / cheera along with slit green chilly and red chilly powder.Boil for a minute .
4. Add mango pieces and cook till soft. If you don’t want the curry to be little sour you don’t need to add mango.
5. Now add the ground coconut mixture and stir well and boil for a minute. .
6. Remove from fire.
7. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seed and then add red chilly and curry leaves and add them to the curry. Serve with rice or chapathi.

3 comments:

  1. Dear sangeetha
    So 2 recipes together and both are great ones.
    I make toor dal with Spinach, but it is very different. This one is new to me. Must cook soon.
    The color looks very pinkish, does it look like this, then it is great! Or may be color shift in camera

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  2. Healthy cheera curry..Would love to have it with rice..:)

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  3. thanku sangee and ushnish..
    yes this is the original colour of spinach well mixed in the gravy..no camera effects @ ushnish :)

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