Karnataka
Soppina saaru
Dal, a big pile of greens and a coconut chilli paste. Greens, but make them cosy.
40 minTime
9 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original208kcal
9 gprotein
7 gfibre
40minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
6 steps- 1Pressure cook the toor dal with 2 cups of the water and the turmeric for 4 whistles. Let the pressure release naturally and mash lightly.
- 2Boil the greens and tomato in 1 cup water with the lid off.
- 3Grind the coconut, green chillies, garlic, half the onion, cumin and tamarind to a smooth paste.
- 4Combine the dal, greens, paste, the rest of the water and salt. Boil gently for 5 minutes.
- 5Heat the oil, splutter the mustard, add the red chilli, curry leaves and the rest of the onion and fry until golden. Pour over the saaru.
- 6Serve hot with ragi mudde or rice.
Serve it like this
Serve in a deep bowl with a ball of ragi mudde in the middle and a spoon of ghee on top.
