Jalpaneo Avacado Salsa

Ingredients:

Jalpaneos 2

(De-seed it, if you don't like spicy)

Avacado 1

Tomato 2 (medium sized)

Onion 1

Lime juice 3 table spoons

Finely chopped cilantro or coriander leaves for garnishing

Salt as needed

Preparartion:

1. Cut avacado into 2 to 4 pieces and scoop out the skin and seed . Mash it.

2. Cut jalpenos into small pieces. Add lemon juice and salt. 

3. Chop onions and tomatoes. Add to the bowl.

4. In a processor or blend them for a little while in pulse mode. Blend them for a minute.

 5. Serve them with tortilla chips.

Easy Spinach dal

I needed dal for sambar and dal. I felt it was easy to make this way as I can cook dal only once.

Ingredients:

Toor Dal 1cup

Spinach 1 bunch

Onion 1 big sized(optional)

Garlic 6 (optional)

Turmeric 2 pinches

Urad dal 1 teaspoon

Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon

Red Chillies 3

Hing 2 pinches

Curry Leaves 6 to 8

Tamarind paste 2 teaspoons

Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon

Oil 2 teaspoons

Salt as needed

Preparation:

1. Wash the spinach leaves. Cut the spinach leaves into small pieces. Cut onion and garlic into small pieces. Cook dal in pressure cooker and keep it aside.

2. Heat a pan add oil after oil is hot add urad dal, mustard seeds, red chilli broken into 3 pieces, curry leaves and hing. When mustard seeds spulter and dal changes to golden color. Add the chopped onions and garlic, mix well.

3. When the onions become translucent. Add chopped spinach pieces.

4. When the spinach is fully cooked add the cooked dal and mix well.

5. Add the tamrind paste, tumeric powder and  salt. Mix well. Add red chilli powder and cook for 10 minutes. If you want dal softer and thinner add water and cook for more time.