Toor Dal with Palak

Ingredients:

Toor Dal	1 cup
Palak	2 bunches
Turmeric	a pinch
Mustard Seeds	¼ tsp
Urad dal	¼ tsp
Curry leaves	2 spring
Onion	1
Garlic	4
Cumin Seeds	1 tsp
Coriander Seeds	1 tsp
Salt	To taste
Water	2 cup
Vegetable oil	2 tsp

Procedure:
1. Slice the green chillies,tomato and onion
2. Wash and pressure cook the dal along with tomato and turmeric powder till two whistles
3. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds to splutter, add coriander seeds,cumin seeds,curry leaves, green chillies and onion
4. Cook until the raw smell goes off
5. Then add the finely chopped Palak and fry it for 3 minutes
6. Add this to the dal and add salt
7. Pressure cook again till two whistles
8. Garnish with chopped coriander

Hint: Serve hot with plain rice and chappathies.

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Paruppu Satham/Tur Dal Rice

Ingredients:
1. Rice - 1 cup
2. Water - 3 1/2 cup
3. Thur dal or Mochai paruppu - 1/2 cup
4. Oil and Ghee - 2 table spoon
5. Mustard seed and Black gram (kadugu and ulunthu)
6. Cinnamam (pattai) - 1 piece
7. Sombu - 1 tea spoon
8. Curry leaves
9. Red chillies - 4
10. Small onion - 10
11. Garlic - 5
12. Tomato - small 1
13. Turmeric Powder
14. Coriander leaves

Procedure:
1. Soak rice for 15 mins.
2. Take a pan, pour oil and ghee
3. Heat the pan and add mustard seeds,black gram
dal,cinnamon,sombu,currey leaves,red chillies,small onion garlic and turmeric
powder.Fry till the onion becomes golden brown.
4. Add one small tomato
5. Add soaked rice,dal,water and salt for taste.
6. After 1st whistle keep the stove in sim mode for 7 mins.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves.

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