Nucchin Unde with Majjige Huli

Nucchin Unde

Ingredients:

1 cup toor dal
1/4 cup chana dal
5-6 green chillies
2-3 red chillies
1-2 tbsp chopped coconut bits(optional)
1/8 cup shredded coconut
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
1 tsp chopped curry leaves
hing
ghee
salt to taste

Soak the dals for an hour. Grind soaked dal, green chillies, red chillies, hing and salt together. Do not add too much water, it should be a thick coarse paste. Add coconut pieces, shredded coconut, coriander and curry leaves and mix well.



This is what it looks like before steaming



Steam for about 15 minutes. Let cool for 5-10 minutes and serve warm with a tsp of ghee and majjige huli or chutney.

Majjige Huli:

2 cups chopped spinach
1/4 cup chana dal
1/4 cup shredded coconut
6-7 green chillies
coriander leaves
hing
curry leaves
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 cup sour curd/yogurt
1-2 red chillies
1 tsp mustard seeds
salt to taste
1 tsp oil

Soak chana dal for an hour. Grind dal with coconut, cumin seeds, salt, hing, curry leaves and coriander leaves to a fine paste. Keep aside. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. When it sputters, add red chillies and the chopped spinach. Saute for about 5 minutes. Add the ground paste, salt, water and bring to a boil. Switch off the heat and allow to cool a bit. Add the sour curd and mix well.

Serves 4