Keerai Mulkoottal..

Ingredients needed:

1. Any kind of  keerai or spinach . one bunch (approx. 50-100 gms)
2. urad dhal - 1or 2 table spoons
3. Dry red chilies - 2
4. Jeera - one tbsp. for grinding and one for seasoning.
5. Grated  coconut - 1/2 cup (grated - fist ful)
6. (Coconut) Oil - 2 tbsps
7. Half cup moong dhal cooked (with no turmeric added).

1. Add a pinch of salt and cook  spinach until it's soft.
2. In a frying pan, add i tbsp of oil, one tbsp of urad dhal, 2 chilies and fry until urad dhal turns red
3. now add grated coconut, fried urad dhal+ dry chilies, one tbsp of jeera and grind to a fine paste
4. in the same mixer, after emptying the ground coconut etc.. add spinach (with no water) and grind  for just one round (do not make it to a fine paste).
5. mix spinach and ground coconut , add more salt and bring to a boil.
6. Now add the cooked moong dhal  and bring to a boil.
7. If needed (f it's too thin)  dissolve a tblsp of rice flour and add / boil.
8. Turn off the fire  after the mixture comes to an inital boil.
9. Now add oil, mustard, urad dhal and let mustard splutter. (optionally ad a red chilly)
10. add the seasoning on mulkoottal.

Mulakottaal is ready to be served. Enjoy it with pickle or any pachady of your choice.

Note: This dish doesn't need, curry leaves, asaefotida, or turmeric powder.