Ponnanganni keerai kootu

Ingredients:

   Ponnanganni keerai kootu                              
      Cooking Time : 30 mins

• Ponnanganni Keerai - 1 bunch
• Small Onion - 6 to 8
• Garlic - 5 cloves
• Tomato - 1
• Green chilly - 1
• Moong Dal - 1/4 cup
• Tamarind - 1/4 tsp (Optional)
• Brinjal - 3
• Salt to taste

    For Tempering:

• Small onion - 4 to 6
• Vadagam - 1 (Or)
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Hing - 1/4 tsp
• Red chilly - 1
• Oil - 1 tsp

Cooking Instructions:

• Add dal, onion, garlic, tomato, brinjal and turmeric in a pressure cooker. Pressure cook it for 2 whistles with half cup of water.

• Remove the lid and add green chilly and leaves. Pressure cook it for 3 whistles. Add salt and Mash it using blender.

• Heat oil in a pan, add vadagam or tempering ingredients. Once splutter, add onion and saute till translucent. Transfer it to the leaves dal mixture.

• Serve it with hot rice and appalam.