Cheera-Parippu Curry Or Dal-Paalak

Ingredients
Paalak/Cheera(chopped) - 4 cups
Sambar Parippu or Toor dal - 1/2 cup
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Small onions(Kunjulli) - 3 - 4 nos
Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) - 2 pinch
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - As reqd
Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Dry red chillies(Kollamulaku) - 1 - 2 nos
Curry leaves - A few

Method
1)Cook dal with turmeric powder, chilly powder, a little water and salt.
2)Add chopped paalak or cheera and cook for 1 - 2 mins.
3)Blend together coconut, cumin seeds and small onions by adding little water until you get a thick solution.
4)Pour this into the paalak and dal mixture.
5)Remove from fire when it starts boiling. :- Do not boil too much.
6)Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.
7)Splutter mustard seeds and saute dry red chillies and curry leaves.
8)Add this seasoning into the curry.