Green Leaves Curry

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Ingredients:
Toor Dal - 1 cup

Turmeric - 1/4 tbl spn

Keerai/Green Leaves - 1 bunch. (I used Dantina Soppu/ದಂಟಿನ ಸೊಪ್ಪು) Finely Chopped

To Grind:

Coriander Seeds - 2 tbl spn

Jeera - 1/4 tbl spn

Urad dal - 1/2 tbl spn

Black pepper - 3-4 nos.

Poppy Seeds - 1/2 tbl spn

Red Chillies - 3-4 nos.

Fresh Coconut - 1/2 cup

To garnish:

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbl spn.

Hing - a pinch 

Oil - 2-3 tbl spn

Salt - to taste

Method:

1) Cook toor dal with turmeric and keep aside.

2) Cook finely chopped green leaves with little water in a heavy bottom pan

3) Roast all items in the list "to grind" separately except Fresh coconut and Grind them to a medium fine paste.

4) Now add this ground paste, dal and salt to the cooked green leaves and mix well and cook together for another 5 mins

5) Let it boil till done.

6) In another small kadai add 2-3 tbl spn of oil and once hot add mustard seeds and hing. Once they splutter, add this to the curry. and cook for another min.

7) Serve hot with Rice, Mudde/Ragi Ball, pulkas or chapatis.

Cheers!

Madhavi