Beetroot ila parippu ozhichu curry (Beet -Leaves Dal Curry)

Ingredients

• Beet leaves and stem chopped - 1 cup
• Toor Dal - 1/4 cup
• Green Chilli - 2 or 3
• Water - 2 cup +1/2 cup
• Tamarind- a small gooseberry size
• Salt  as needed

To Grind to fine paste

• Grounded Coconut 1/4 cup
• Jeera - 1/4 tsp
• Salt 1 pinch
• Pearl Onion- 1

To temper

• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard sees- 1/2 tsp
• Curry leves
• Dried red chilli

Method

1. Wash and clean dal and soak in water for 10 mins
2. Pressure cook dal for 3 whistles(until done) adding  water ,salt and slit green chilli.
3. Once pressure released open the cooker and add
4. In  a pressure cooker add  chopped beet leaves and cover and cook  till done
5. Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup water, squeeze out the pulp and pour to the cooked beet-leaves dal mixture
6. Let it simmer for 5 mins
7. Meanwhile grind coconut,jeera, salt and onion to fine paste
8. Pour this mixture to curry and cover cook for 2 mins
9. Switch of the flame
10. Temper mustard seeds, red chilly, curry leaves and pour over the curry.
11. Serve hot with rice.