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CAULIFLOWER GREENS WITH LENTILS


















This is typical authentic Odisha saag curry known as phula kobi saaga ghanta ; which prepared almost in all Odia's home serve as a side dish with Pakala or with plain rice.
Cauliflower leaves are often sold along with the entire cauliflower. So we use this as fry's, curry's,fritters and so on...


Ingredients:

Toor Daal  1 cup
Cauliflower leaves 2 cups
Green chili 2 split
Turmeric 1/2

For Seasoning
Hing 1 pinch
Onion 1 Sliced
Garlic pods 6
Mustard + Cumin  1 tsp
Red Chili 2
Oil 2tbsp
Salt to taste

Preparations:

Wash properly and Discard the thick stems from all leaves. Chop the cauliflower leaves by cutting them in thin pieces although the greens doesn't need to be exactly cutting.
Cut in small sizes is good for cooking time.
Keep​ aside.




















Wash and boil toor daal adding pinch of turmeric.
When the daal is cooked thoroughly and is soft remove in a bowl do not stir.
In same pressure cooker add the chopped cauliflower greens with little water cook 3to 4 whistles.
Remove in another bowl.
Heat a sauce pan with oil and do the seasonings by adding hing , red chili, pounded garlic pods ,mustard seeds  and cumin seeds.

 When the mustard starts spattering, add onions and fry them until they become transparent.

Add the boiled cauliflower greens mix to the seasoning stir well cover the lid and cook for another 5 minutes on low flame and turn of the heat add salt stir then add dal stir again and cook for 1 boil. Remove from heat and it's ready to serve.

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