Palak-Peas-Potato Kozhumbu - Coconut based vegetable gravy

Ingredients:

• Peas - 1/2 cup
• Potato - 1
• Palak (Spinach) - 1 bunch
• Toor dhal - 3/4 cup
• Oil - few drops
• Turmeric powder - A pinch
• Curry leaves - 2 stalks
• Channa dhal - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - to taste

To grind:

• Coconut - 1/2 cup
• Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Red Chilli - 4 (Byadagi variety)
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Rice grains - 1 tsp

Method:

1. Cook dhal in pressure cooker along with a pinch of turmeric and few drops of oil.
2. Cook vegetables separately with salt.
3. Grind all the ingredients to be ground into a smooth paste.
4. Mix dhal, vegetables and the ground paste together.
5. Add required amount of water and boil for some time with curry leaves.
6. In a separate pan, splutter 1/2 tsp of channa dhal in ghee and add to kozhumbu.
7. Serve hot with rice and ghee.