Keerai Paruppu Saadam or Palak Dal Rice.

Keerai Paruppu Saadam or Palak Dal Rice.

One more full meal dish using the plenty of Palak available in my home garden. It has a nice different taste compared to the classical Bisi Bela Bath or other Pulavs , in which lots of vegetables are used and a special Masala powder is also added.

Ingredients.

 1) Rice – one cup, Basmati or any other.  2) Toor Dal – 50% of rice in 2:1 proportion.  3) Onion – 0ne.  4) Tomato – one.  5) Tumeric powder ¼ tsp.  6) Red Chilli powder – one to 1 1/2 tsp. 7) Palak – one to 1 1/2 cups. 8) salt as needed.  9) Ghee – 2 tsp. 10) Cooking oil – coconut oil or any bother. 2 tsp. 11) Green Chillies, cut obliquely into 2-3 pieces each – two; this is optional.

Ingredients: 1) Rice - one cup. 2) Toor Dal 1/2 cup.  3) Palak or other edible leaves- 
one to 1 1/2 cups, when cut. 4) Tomato - one large.  5) Onion  -one large. 6) Turmeric -
1/4 tsp. 7) Chilli powder one large spoonful. 8) salt -mas needed - not shown. 9) Cooking oil - 2 tsps (not shown). 10) 2 Green chillies obliquely cut - optional.

Method.
  Wash rice and dal in water and soak for about 30 minutes. Chop onion, tomato and palak and keep them ready.  
 1) In a cooker heat 2 tsps. of coconut boil, blanch the onions on a medium flame, then add tomato, cook for 2 minutes.
 2) Then add turmeric and chilli powder and finally palak and cook for 2-3 minutes.

 3) Add rice and dhal and water in 1:3 proportion, add salt as needed, green chillies (optional) ,mix and pressure cook for 3 whistles.

Onion, Tomato cooked, turmeric and Chilli powder added & Palak added & blanched

Soaked Rice & Dal added and water and salt to be pressure cooked.

4) Cool and open the cooker, transfer to serving dish and sprinkle 2 tsps. of ghee for the flavour. 
 It is now ready to be served hot for lunch or dinner.

Transfer it to container or serving dish and add ghee on top for flavour.

 To be eaten with and raita, curds, pickles and some crunchy papad, boondi or a mixture. 
Preparation time – about 35 minutes.

Serves 2 or 3 persons if used as the main and only item for lunch or dinner or more persons if part of a meal with many other items.