Shepu Dal

Shepu also known as Dill or Suva is a green leafy vegetable and is loaded with various nutrients calcium, magnesium, iron, vitamins and fiber and also many medicinal properties. Using Shepu leaves in curry enhances the flavor. #spicetadka, #nasant360
Shepu Dal
Serves : 4 Preparation Time : 20 minutes Cooking Time : 30 minutes
Ingredients :
1 cup of Shepu cleaned and chopped 4 - 5 green chilies 8 - 10 garlic pods crushed 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds Pinch of hing	1 tsp turmeric powder 50 gm soaked moong dal 50 gm soaked toor dal Salt to taste 1 tbsp ghee Water as required
Method :
Soak the moong dal and toor dal for 30minutes and drain it. Pressure cook the dal with required water for 4 whistles, take off the heat and let it cool, blend the dal with wooden hand blender and keep it aside. Take a deep pot heat ghee on a medium flame, add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds let it crackle add the hing, add crushed garlic pods and green chilies and stir it for 1 minute and add turmeric powder mix it well. Add the chopped Shepu leaves, stir it for 2 minutes. Add the blended dal, salt and water as required, simmer it for 5 minutes on a low flame. Do not cook the dal for long or it will lose the Shepu leaves flavor. Shepu dal is ready to serve with steamed rice.