Basale Soppu (Malabar Spinach) Sambar

Ingredients

1. Chopped Basale Soppu / Malabar Spinach – 2 cups
2. Grated coconut – 1 cup
3. Sambar powder – 2 tsp
4. Salt to taste
5. Red Chilly – 2 to 3
6. Curry leaves – 6
7. Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
8. Garlic – 1 small size
9. Ghee/oil – 1 tsp

Method

1. Wash the leaves and cook with little water and salt
2. Add sambar powder to grated coconut and grind to smooth paste with water
3. Add this paste to cocked leaves, mix well and heat for about 5 minutes
4. Heat ghee/oil is a pan, add mustard seeds and when they start spluttering, add red chillies, curry leaves and garlic
5. Pour this over sambar and mix
6. Serve hot with rice