Spinach Dal curry

Spinach Dal or Cheera Parippu is a very healthy curry as spinach is rich in iron and dal is rich in protein.


What you need for Cheera parippu curry:

• Spinach/cheera-2 cup chopped
• Parippu/Toor daal-1 cup
• Coconut-1/2 cut into small pieces
• Red chilli-2
• Pepper-1 tbsp
• Small onion-4
• Garlic -2 pods
• Cumin-1/2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - a pinch

The preparation method:

• Pressure cook toor dal  with turmeric powder,and salt.Keep it aside.
• Grind the coconut with pepper,small onion,red chilli,garlic and cumin.Add a little water if necessary.
• Add this grinded mixture to the cooked  toor dal in the pressure cooker.Boil for a while.
• Add chopped spinach/cheera and remove when you see bubbles coming up.
• For seasoning, heat some oil in a pan and saute the chopped small onion.
• Add this seasoning to the spinach dal curry.
• Healthy and Yummy Spinach Dal / Cheera Parippu curry is ready to be served hot with rice.