Gongura Dal

Learnt From: My Husband

Serving for:

This dal is to serve for 4-6 people.

Ingredients:

Fresh Gongura Leaves --- 1 bunch
Dal --- ½ cup
Water --- 1 ½ cup
Onion --- 1/4th of big one --- Chopped
Green chilies --- 3 medium size ---Chopped
Turmeric powder --- a pinch
Red chilly powder --- ½ tsp (Optional)
Salt --- to taste

For Seasoning:

Oil --- 1 tblsn
Garlic --- 3 cloves (chopped)
Urad dal --- 1 tsp
Mustard seeds ---1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds --- 1/2 tsp

Hing --- a pinch (Optional)
Red chilly --- 1 chopped
Curry leaves --- 5-6 leaves

Process:

Clean dal in pressure cooker.
Add 3 times of water to the dal.
Add a pinch of turmeric power.
Add chopped green chilies and onions.
Add cleaned gongura leaves.
Keep the pressure cooker on Medium-High flame for 10 whistles.
Wait till the pressure goes off.
Remove the lid of the pressure cooker … stir and press the stuff with a ladle.
Heat oil in pan.
Add and toast seasoning one by one like … chopped garlic, urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilly, & curry leaves.
Again heat the pressure cooker without lid this time.
Add half a spoon of red chilly powder. If you add red chilly powder again cook for a while without keeping lid. (This step is optional.)
Transfer the spicy gongura dal to a serving bowl.
Turn off the heat and add seasoning to the dal and mix uniformly.

Note:

1) If you have Cooker Vessels you can cook dal and rest of the things separately. Then you can keep it for 3 whistles.

I dont have cooker vessels ... So, I cook all together.

2) If it is Pulla Gongura dont add tamarind to it. I think in US only tht is available. If it is white gongura you need to add tamarind to it.