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NUMBER 1: LENTIL BASED SPINACH CURRY
(american version of pappu keerai)
Prepartion Time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10-15 minutes ( out of 1440 minutes available per day)
Quantity: 4-5 people ( considering the appetite of an avg. grad student)
What do you need: (available at walmart or at friends apts)
Cooker - 1 (medium size)
Spinach - 1 packet(frozen)
Grated Coconut - 1 cup (frozen)
Toor/Moong dhall - 1 cup
Green Chilli - 4/5 depending on your taste buds
Sambar powder - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Add Salt to taste
How to cook:
1. Add the defrosted spinach and dhall in the cooker.
2. Add the coconut, chilli(cut into small pieces), sambar powder, turmeric powder and cumin seeds along with it.
3. Pour 3.5 to 4 cups of water ( 2 for dhall and 1.5/2 for spinach)
4. Close the lid and cook it for 4-5 whistles.
After the spinach is cooked, fry mustard seeds and curry leaves and mix it with the curry.
IMPROVEMENT:
- You can replace the green chilli with 1 or 2 tbsp of pepper/ pepper powder if you want to try a different taste.
- You can add french cut beans or cauliflower or onions with the spinach.
I know that this recipe is not something new or innovative. But there might be someone who doesn't even heard abt this. I would be more than happy if that person tries and likes it. This post is just for reference purpose.
