Spinach dhal

Ingredients:
1 small cup tur dal/red gram dal/kandi pappu
2 cups chopped spinach
1 onion, chopped
big pinch turmeric pwd
2-3 green chilies, slit lengthwise
1/2 tsp chopped ginger
salt to taste
2 cups water
1 tbsp tamarind paste
For seasoning/poppu/tadka:
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp urad dal/minappa pappu/split gram dal (optional)
3-4 garlic cloves, crushed
2 dry red chillis, de-seed and tear
10-12 fresh curry leaves
2-3 tsps oil
1 In a pressure cooker, place dal, bachala kura, onions, green chilies, ginger and turmeric pwd. Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook up to 2 whistles. If cooking over stove top, cook till the dal is almost cooked.
2 Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, add mustard seeds and as they jump around, add cumin seeds, urad dal, garlic, red chilies and curry leaves and stir fry for half a minute.
3 Add this to the pressure cooked dal along with salt and combine. Add tamarind paste with 1/2 cup of water and cook on slow to medium flame for 7-10 mts without lid or till you get the consistency of your choice.
4 Serve with white rice and a stir fry dish.