Palak Kootu
by anandha

A delicious way of adding lentils and vegetables like spinach or palak in one dish, palak kootu is a south indian curry recipe with moong dal and palak leaves. The cooked dal and palak kottu is tempered with mustard seeds, chillies and curry leaves and relished with rice.

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Palak Kootu recipe - How to make Palak Kootu

3 cups chopped spinach (palak)
1/2 cup moong dal (split green gram)
6 tbsp freshly grated coconut
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
3 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
a few curry leaves (kadi patta)
4 tsp oil
salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

Method

Combine the moong dal and spinach and pressure cook the for 3 whistles. Keep aside.
Heat 2 tsp of oil in a kadhai and add the coconut, cumin seeds and red chillies and saute for few seconds.
Cool and blend in a mixer, using little water, till smooth.
Heat 2 tsp oil in pan and add the mustard seeds , cumin seeds and the curry leaves.
When the seeds crackle, add the cooked spinach and moong dal and mix well.
Add the turmeric powder and salt, mix well and bring the mixture to boil.
Add the prepared paste and boil for few more minutes.
Serve hot with rice and papad.