Moringa Leaves Dal (Drumstick leaves dal)
A very simple dal with drumstick/moringa leaves, that is healthy and delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Moringa leaves
- 1 cup toor dal
- A pinch turmeric
- 2 cloves garlic
- 4 green chillies
- 1 tspn thick tamarind extract
- salt
Seasoning
- 1 tspn mustard seeds
- 1 tspn chana dal
- 1 tspn urad dal
- 1 tspn cumin seeds
- 6 curry leaves
- 2 red chillies
Instructions
- Remove the little stems of the moringa leaves and separate out the leaves.
- Wash the leaves and chop into small pieces.
- Wash toor dal and pressure cook with moringa leaves, garlic, finely chopped green chillies, turmeric, 2 cups of water for about 3 whistles.
- Open the cooker when all the pressure has gone and slightly mash the contents with the back of spoon.
- Add a little more water to the dal micture, add tamarind, salt and bring to boil. Switch off heat.
- For the seasoning, heat oil, add chana dal, let it fry for a min.
- Then add urad dal, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, broken red chillies, curry leaves. Fry for a min.
- Pour the seasoning on the dal and close the lid.
- Serve hot with rice and dollop of ghee.