Spinach Dal (Paalakura Pappu)

Ingredients
Toor Dal - 1 cup (wash & soak in 1 cup warm water for 1/2 hour)
Spinach, chopped - 2 cups
Onion - 1 medium, roughly chopped
Green chillies - 3, slit lengthwise
Salt to taste
Water - 1 cup
Ghee - 1tsp
Amchur (dry mango) powder - 2 tsp
For seasoning:
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Dried red chillies - 2, tear and deseed
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

Garlic, chopped - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Oil - 1 tsp

Method

1. Pressure cook toor dal and spinach with onion and green chillies for upto 3 whistles.
2. Once steam is released, open the lid and mash the dal mixture lightly.
3. Heat oil in a pan for seasoning. Add mustard seeds and when they splutter, add rest of the ingredients listed under seasoning. Add this seasoning to dal mixture.
4. Add amchur powder, ghee and adjust salt.

Serve with warm rice!