This is one of the Kongunadu recipes. My grand mother makes this often at home with the spinach she picks from wild in our farm.
Nothing could beat that spinach’s taste. Nice combo with white rice and chapathi.
Spinach Dhal Gravy / Paruppu Keerai Kulambu
Author:
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 2
Ingredients
- Lentil / Toor Dhal or Moong Dhal – 1/2 Cup
- Green Chilli – 3 nos.
- Garlic – 4 nos.
- Cumin – 1 tsp
- Tomato – 1 no
- Spinach – 1 bunch
- Oil – little
- Mustard – little
- Curry Leaves – 1 strand
- B.Onion – 1/4 ( medium)
Instructions
PREP:
- Pressure cook Dhal, Green Chili, Garlic , Tomato, Spinach and Salt for 1 whistle and simmer the stove for 5 min. Mash the pressure cooked items using potato masher. chop the onion, red chili.
COOKING:
- In a pan add oil. When hot, add mustard. When Mustard Splutter, add Cumin, Curry Leaves and Red Chili. Add the onion and fry till brown, Add the mashed dhal and spinach.
TIPS:
- Any variety of spinach can be used.
- Don’t mash the pressure cooked spinach and dhal to a paste consistency.
(*)Eat with white Rice or Chapathi. Recipe from my Mom’s Kitchen.
Wow. Just tried this recipe. Simple yet awesome. I am never gonna use other dhal recipe than this. Perfect with chapatti and keema. Thanks Sashi.
Thanks for posting. Today I will try the ssame. I remember that a long time before I taken with chapathi.
hi Sashi..
Super recipes.. by reading the recipes only am feeling like trying all your recipes… thanks to you.. after a very long time am seeing the recipes what exactly i was looking for :) .. am looking for raw banana fry(andhra style)..
thanks you to again..
Thank you so much Sashi!!! I tried and it was too good…Thanks once again..:)
Thanks Sharanya.
hai i am new to this website all receipes r good
i need to know how to prepare pachai peiru kulambu
Thanks Sumithra. I have it in my list for long time, I will post the recipe soon.
hey saahi
I tried this recipe and turned out t delicious!
Thanks Sandhya
Hi ! I’m new to dis site . I wanna know what Parupu keerai is called in English . Is it Water Cress ? ?
Maya, you can use Water Cress too for making this recipe !!! I really dont know its name, I always found it named as just Spinach. Check this link this is how it looks like http://www.thedailygreen.com/cm/thedailygreen/images/al/spinach-vitamina-lg.jpg
I tried it , it was superb.
Thanks Pavi
LOVE
Thanks !!
Nice recipe….keep posting more dear !
Thanks Indu.