Method
- Soak Chana dal and Tuvar dal overnight and grind them to a coarse paste with dry red chillies and salt.
- Pressure cook /steam the above dal paste for 10 minutes, cool and crumble it with hand/fork.
- Chop kale/collard leaves finely and cook till soft (no need to add water).
- In a non-stick pan, add oil, pop mustard and fry the urad dal till reddish brown. Add the curry leaves and hing and fry briefly.
- Now add the crumbled Dal paste and stir/turn till they appear dry.
- Add the cooked kale/collard greens and mix it well with the dal. Adjust salt.
- Cook for a few minutes and then garnish with fresh curry leaves.
This dish goes well with rice and vattral kozhambu, moar kozhambu, aviyal or kadhi.