Colocasia Leaves Lentil Curry (Colocasia Dal Curry)

Colocasia Leaves Lentil Curry is a very tasty and delicious colocasia dal curry made with tender colocasia leaves and split yellow moong dal. 

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Colocasia Leaves Lentil Curry / Colocsia Dal Curry.

Ingredients:-

Colocasia leaves.            - 30 (tender)
Split yellow Moong dal. -1/2 cup
Bilimbi fruit/ Bimbul.     - 8
Red chilly powder.          - 3tsp
Turmeric powder.            -1/2tsp
Ghee.                               -1tsp
Coconut oil.                     -2 tsp
Hing powder.                   -2 tsp
Salt.                                 -to taste

Instructions:-

Wash, clean and devein the Colocasia leaves and chop into small pieces and keep aside.

Wash and chop Bilimbi into small pieces and keep aside.

Pressure cook split yellow Moong dal along with 1 and 1/2 cup of water, Turmeric powder and Ghee for 3 whistles and keep aside.

Method:-

Heat 1tsp Coconut oil in a wide bottom pan on low flame and splutter Mustard seeds and saute well.

Add Red chilly powder and saute well on low flame.

Add the chopped Bilimbi pieces and saute well.

Add chopped Colocasia leaves along with 2 cup of water and required Salt. Cook for 30 minutes on low flame till the Colocasia leaves become soft.

Add the cooked yellow split Moong dal and mix with the cooked Colocasia leaves and saute well. Cook for 5 minutes on low flame.

Add Hing powder and mix well. Switch off the flame.

Add 1tsp Coconut oil over the Colocasia dal curry and mix well.

Transfer the Colocasia dal curry to a serving bowl.

A very tasty Colocasia leaves Lentil Curry / Colocasia Dal Curry is ready to serve as a side dish with Rice.