Name: Spinach Milagu Kootal
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 340 gm Spinach (Paalak); 1/2 cup Red gram (Thuvaraparippu); 3 cups Water; Turmeric powder (A pinch); Salt (As reqd); 1 tsp Black gram (Uzhunnuparippu); 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 1 - Dry red chillies (Kollamulaku); 1 tsp Black peppercorns (ground); 1 1/2 tbsp Grated coconut (dry roast separately)

Spinach Milagu Kootal

A delicious, very quick, healthy blend of Spinach and Dal

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

340 gm Spinach Paalak
1/2 cup Red gram Thuvaraparippu
3 cups Water
Turmeric powder A pinch
Salt As reqd

To dry roast:-

1 tsp Black gram Uzhunnuparippu
1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
1 - Dry red chillies Kollamulaku
1 tsp Black peppercorns ground
1 1/2 tbsp Grated coconut dry roast separately

Instructions

Wash thoroughly spinach and chop roughly.
In a pressure pan, add 3 cups of water, little turmeric, salt, chopped spinach and dal and cook for 3 whistles.
Grind the dry roasted ingredients in a mixer to a smooth paste with a little water.
Add ground paste to spinach and dal mixture, boil until slightly thick.
:- Serve hot with rice.
:- You need not season with anything. :- Grinding the pepper fresh gives a distinct taste than the pepper power.

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Spinach Milagu Kootal