Basale soppu(Malbar spinach) sambar Recipe

Malbar spinach is known as basale in Kannada.Like all other green leafy vegetables this is also a rich source of iron.Sambar or bendi prepared out of it will be very tasty.It suits good with rice,roti,chapati,dosa etc
Required ingredients

Basale(Malbar spinach) sambar

Basale soppu or Malbar spinach:5-6 twigs
Thoor dal:50 grams
Onion:1
Grated coconut:1/2
Salt:As per taste
Jaggery :(optional)As per taste
Tamarind:size of almond
Coriander:4 tsp
Cumin seeds:1 tsp
Red chilly:2
Turmeric powder:1/4 tsp
For seasoning:oil:1 tsp
             Mustard seeds:1 tsp
             broken red chilly:1/2
How to prepare Basale soppu(Malbar spinach) sambar
Wash and separate leaves from the twig.Finely chop leaves and onion .Cook them by adding salt and jaggery.
cut the stem portion of the size of 3 inch.Put them in a container.Add washed thoor dal to it.Cook them in a pressure cooker  by adding sufficient water.
Fry Coriander seeds,cumin seeds ,chilly and turmeric in a pan with out adding oil.
Grind them with grated coconut,tamarind by adding sufficient water to form a smooth paste.
Put cooked dal and stem to the vessel containing cooked leaves and boil for few minutes.
Add grind coconut masala to it ,add sufficient water to get the consistency of sambar.
Add salt or jaggery if required.
Boil for few minutes.
Heat oil in a pan.put mustard seeds,chilly.When they start popping pour it over sambar.
Basale sambar is ready to serve.