Muddi Palya / Mudde palya / Dal With Greens

          "Muddi Palya" is a kind of dal with greens prepared in many parts of North Karnataka. Its simple, nutritious and delicious with subtle flavors, making it apt for feeding even kids. It is perfect to go with rice, chapati and jowar (sorghum) roti...

Ingredients:

• Greens (amaranth, spinach, fenugreek, dil) - 4 hands full. single variety or mixed green leaves can be used. Make sure to include dil leaves whenever possible as it gives excellent flavor.
• Tur (arhar) dal / split and skinned pigeon peas - 3/4 cup
• Green chillies - 2 to 3, use according to the spiciness and your taste
• Tamarind - 1 marble sized
• Jaggery / brown sugar - 2 to 3 tbsp
• Coconut - 1/4 cup
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 5 to 6
• Urad dal / split and skinned black gram - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - 7 to 8 leaves
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Asafetida - 1/4 tsp
• Coriander leaves / cilantro - For garnishing
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Water - 3 cups 

(Tur dal and water are usually taken in 1:2 ratio if using stove top pressure cooker ; if using electrical pressure cooker use in 1:2.5 ratio)

Method:

• Wash the tur dal thoroughly and Soak in water for 30 minutes if possible. Cook in a pressure cooker until 3 whistles or for 15 minutes if using an electrical pressure cooker.

• Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup of warm water for few minutes and squeeze out the juice.

• Wash the greens thoroughly and chop them.
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When it stops crackling add cumin seeds and saute until they turn brown.
• Add fenugreek seeds saute for few seconds, do not burn them. Then add urad dal. Saute them until they change the color a little.
• Add in the green chilies, curry leaves and saute. Then add in the turmeric powder and asafetida.

• Add in the greens and saute until they reduce in size and are completely done. Add in the grated coconut and saute.

• Add the cooked tur dal, tamarind juice, jaggery, salt and mix thoroughly and remove from stove top.

• Finally garnish with coriander leaves. 

• Enjoy the "Muddi Palya" with steaming rice, chapati or jowar roti.

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