Keerai Puzhi Masiyal

Ingredients:

Keerai- 1 bunch - (You can use any greens)
Tamarind – a gooseberry size
Green gram dhal - 1/4 cup
garlic flakes - 2 Nos
Mustard seeds- 1 teaspoon
Urad dhal - 1 teaspoon
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Asafotida powder - a pinch
Red Chilli – 1 No
Jeera – 1 teaspoon
Onion – 1 small size
Tomato- 1 No
Sambar powder- 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder- 1/4 teaspoon
Oil- 2 teaspoons
Salt – ½ teaspoon or as per taste

Method:

Cook green gram dhal along with a pinch of turmeric powder till soft.

Remove the roots and wash the keerai thoroughly. Chop the keerai finely.

Chop onion and tomato finely.

In a kadai put the oil and when it hot add mustard. When it pops up add urad dhal, jeera, fenugreek, asafotida powder and red chilli and fry till the urad dhal turns light brown. Add chopped onion and fry till it is transparent. Add tomato pieces and fry for a while. Add garlic flakes, salt, sambar powder and turmeric powder. Mix well. Then add chopped keerai and mix once again. Close it with a lid. Cook the keerai in low flame. No need to add water since the keerai will cook in its own water content. When the keerai is cooked, add cooked dhal. Mix it and allow to boil for one minute. Then add tamarind juice (soak the tamarind in water and squeeze out thick juice) and allow to boil on low flame.

Remove from stove and mash with thick spoon.