Palakura Pesara Pappu Kootu / Spinach Moong Dal Pepper Stew

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Moong Dal
• 1 full cup chopped Spinach
• 3 sp grated Fresh Coconut
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 sp Cumin Seeds
• 4 Green Chillies
• Salt to taste
For Popu :
• 1/2 sp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 sp Urad Dal
• 1 pinch Inguva / Hing
• 1 Red Chilli crocked
• Curry Leaves
• 2 sp Oil

Instructions

1. Combine and grind coconut, cumin seeds and green chillies to make a coarse paste with enough water & keep aside.
2. Wash and pressure cook moong dal, spinach along with turmeric powder.
3. Heat oil in a pan add popu ingredients and fry, once done add cooked dal mixture, salt, ground paste and mix it well.
4. Let it cook for a couple of mins then turn off the flame, palak kootu is ready to serve, serve with rice or rotis.