Dal Spinach

Ingredients:
Fresh Spinach - 1 Bunch
Toor Dal - 1 Cup
Onion - 1 (Chopped)
Green Chillies - 2 (Slit Lengthwise)
Salt - To Taste
Oil - 2 tsbp.

Seasoning Ingredients:
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp.
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp.
Garlic Cloves -  3 (Crushed)
Whole Red Chillies - 3
Curry Leaves - Few
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp.

Method:

Soak toor dal for 30 mins and pressure cook it for 4 to 5 whistles (add some oil or
ghee to cook the dal fast) and keep it aside.

Remove the spinach leaves from its stems and wash it thoroughly.

Give a rough chop.Finely chop the onion,slit green chillies lengthwise
and crush garlic cloves.

Boil the rough chopped spinach,chopped onion and green chillies
with enough water and salt for 10 mins.

Mash the cooked spinach leaves nicely with a potato masher.

Heat a pan with some oil and season with mustard seeds and
let it splutter.

Then add cumin seeds,curry leaves,whole red chillies,asafoetida
and crushed garlic cloves and let it fry for a min or 2.Don't let the
garlic cloves to burn.

Now add the cooked and mashed spinach leaves and cooked
toor dal and stir it well.

Check for the seasoning.Add some salt if required.

Allow it to boil for 2 to 3 mins.Remove from the heat and serve
it hot with rice and ghee.