Spinach gravy

Ingredients:

Spinach – 5 cups chopped finely ( Amma used Arai Keerai / Amaranth Leaves / Mulaikeerai and used the stalks of them too)
Toor Dal / Tuvaram paruppu – ½ cup
Salt to taste

For grinding:
Coconut – 1 cup
Shallots / Sambar Onion – 3
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp
Chilli powder – 1 tsp or to taste
Turmeric powder / Manjal podi -1 tsp
Tamarind – 1 small lime size

For tempering:
Oil- 1 tblspn
Onion Vadam / Vadakam – 2 small piece crushed ( You can find in super market)

Method:

Start by cooking the toor dal in a pressure cooker till it gets mushy. I usually take ½ cup of toor dal along with 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker and pressure cook it for 5 whistles. Switch off the flame and let the pressure go all by itself. Dal Done.