Ingredients

• 1 cup - amarantha greens or palak, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup - cooked toor dal, mashed
• 1/2 tsp - chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp - black pepper powder
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seed powder
• 2 tsp - garlic, crushed
• 2 tsp - jaggery powder
• 1 tsp - mustard
• Salt and lime juice to taste
• a few curry leaves
• 2 tsp - oil

How to Make Amarantha Greens (Palak Saaru)

• Mix the greens with all the powders and garlic.
• Add about 6 cups of water and heat.
• When it begins to boil, lower the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• Stir in the dal, simmer for 2 more minutes.
• Add salt, jaggery and lime juice. Stir well and remove from heat.
• Heat the oil and add mustard.
• When it splutters, add curry leaves and add it to the saaru.
• Serve hot with steamed rice.