Ingredients

• 1 bunch - kale or collard greens
• 3/4 cup - chana dal
• 1/4 cup - tuvar dal
• 3- 5 - dry red chillies
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 2 tsp - urad dal
• A pinch of hing
• Curry leaves
• 2 tbsp - oil

How to Make Kale Usili

• Soak chana dal and tuvar dal overnight and grind them to a coarse paste with dry red chillies and salt.
• Pressure cook or steam the dal paste for 10 minutes, cool and crumble it.
• Chop kale/collard leaves finely and cook till soft (no need to add water).
• In a non-stick pan, add oil, pop mustard and fry the urad dal till reddish brown.
• Add the curry leaves and hing and fry briefly.
• Now add the crumbled dal paste and stir till dry.
• Add the cooked kale/collard greens and mix it well with the dal. Adjust salt.
• Cook for a few minutes and then garnish with fresh curry leaves.
• This dish goes well with rice.