Wash the spinach bunch and chop them into small pieces. In a pressure cooker add the chopped spinach ,green chilli ,garlic pods along with onion , tomato , Toor Dal and then very little water.
Pressure cook for 4 whistles. Wait till the pressure get released and then open the cooker.
Mash the dal with a ladle and then extract tamarind water and add it to the mashed dal and spinach .Mix well and add the required salt.
In a pan add in oil to this add in Cumin seeds and Dry red chilli let them splutter.
Now add the Spinach dal mixture and give a good mix. Finally add Turmeric powder and cook for 5 mins in a low flame and switch off the stove.
Notes
· Any Spinach variety can be used for this Recipe.· Preferably Amaranth Leaves Siru Keerai.· Instead of adding toor dal fully you can also add half and half of tour dal and Moong Dal.· Make sure you add very less water while cooking the greens.· Serve with Rice and any spicy Poriyal