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Keerai Pappu (Spinach Dal)

Keerai pappu is a delicious dal prepared with spinach, toor dal, moving dal and spice mix. Busy morning calls for a easy and tasty dal. No stirring put all the ingredient in the pressure cooker/Instant pot , dal is ready.
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Course: Gravy
Cuisine: Indian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 3
Author: Vidya Srinivasan

Ingredients

  • 150 grams spinach
  • 1/4 cup toor dal
  • 1/4 moong dal
  • 3 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon sambar powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 tablespoon ghee
  • 3 Green chilli
  • Pinch of sugar

To temper:

  • 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • Hing
  • Few fenugreek seeds
  • 3 red chilli
  • 1 tablespoon garlic

Instructions

  • Soak both dal for one hour
  • Furthermore Add 1+ 1/2 cup of water, 1/8 teaspoon of turmeric powder, and pressure cook for 3 whistles
  • Add 1/2 tablespoon of ghee to the pan and 1 tablespoon of garlic and saute till they turn brown
  • Add onion and green chilli; saute till onions turn translucent
  • Add spinach and mix well
  • Furthermore, add sugar and salt and saute for 1 minute
  • Add cooked dal, sambar powder, 1 + 1/2 cup of water, 1/2 teaspoon of tamarind paste, and mix well
  • Cook for 5 minutes, mix well in between
  • Add hing, mix well and cook for a minute and turn off the stove
  • In a small tadka pan add ghee and when ghee is hot add mustard seeds, fenugreek seed, cumin seeds, red chilli, and let them splutter
  • Transfer the tadka to the pappu and serve hot

How to make one-pot keerai pappu

    Pressure Cooker:

    • Add ghee to the pressure cooker. When the ghee is hot, add ingredients under "to temper", let them crackle. Add onions and garlic, saute for 1 minute. Add spinach, soaked toor and moong dal, turmeric powder, sambar powder, tamarind, and salt; combine well. Saute for a minute
    • Add water and cook for 3 whistles
    • Once the pressure releases, Serve with white rice or hot Rotis

    Instant Pot:

    • In sauté mode add ghee to the Instant Pot. When the ghee is hot, add the ingredients given under "to temper" let it splutter
    • Add onions and garlic, give a quick stir. Add spinach, soaked toor and moong dal, turmeric powder, sambar powder coriander powder, tamarind, and salt; combine well. Saute for a minute
    • Add water and give a quick stir
    • Change the Instant pot to manual mode and set 18 minutes in high temperature. Open the Instant pot after the pressure is released. Serve with white rice or hot Rotis

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    Notes

    1. Onion and garlic can be skipped while preparing pappu
    2. Instead of using tamarind you can also add tamarind pulp
    3. Adjust the spice according to your taste bud
    4. Soaking dal helps it cook fast
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