Malabar Spinach/ Basale Dhal

This is an interesting recipe of Malabar spinach which I learnt from Sunita Vishumurthy Bhat from one of my Facebook groups. This a recipe of UttarKanara Konkani aka GSB Community. Making this dish is very simple and easy. I tried this dish and it came out very well and I thought of sharing with you all.

Malabar Spinach/ Basale Dhal

Hema

This is an interesting recipe of Malabar spinach which I learnt from Sunita Vishumurthy Bhat from one of my Facebook groups. This a recipe of UttarKanara Konkani aka GSB Community. Making this dish is very simple and easy. I tried this dish and it came out very well and I thought of sharing with you all.

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Course Lunch

Cuisine Indian, Karnataka, South Indian

Ingredients

  

• Malabar Spinach / Basale - 1 bunch
• Toor Dhal - ½ cup
• Red Chilles - 6 to 7
• Onion - 1 chopped finely
• Grated Coconut - ½ cup
• Tamarind - small lemon sized
• Salt - as needed
• Oil - 2 tsps.
• Turmeric Powder - ¼ tsp.

Instructions

 

• Grind grated coconut, red chillies and tamarind to a smooth paste by adding little water and keep aside.
• Cook toor dhal in a pressure cooker with turmeric powder and keep aside.
• Clean and chop the Malabar spinach and keep aside.
• In a pan take 1 cup of water and add the chopped Malabar spinach and cook till the spinach shrinks well and cooks well.
• Then add cooked toor dhal and mix well.
• Now add the ground coconut paste and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add salt now and let the gravy boil for 5 minutes or till it thickens and switch off the stove.
• In a pan take oil and add chopped onions and fry for 1 minute and add to the dhal. The onions should be crispy and do not fry the onions well. The raw smell should be there.
• Your healthy and tasty Malabar Spinach Dhal is ready to be served.

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Keyword Dhal, Malabar Spinach, Nila Basale