கீரை சாம்பார் [MICROWAVE KEERAI சாம்பார்]

Ingredients:

Thuar dal- 1 1/2 cups
Finely chopped keerai- 3 cups
Chopped tomato- 2 cups
Chopped onion- 1 cup
Slit green chillies-4
Asafetida powder- half sp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder- half sp
Oil- 3 tbsp
Chilli powder-1 tsp
Salt to taste
chopped coriander- half cup
Tamarind- a lime size

Procedure:

Soak the tamarind in a cup of water for half an hour and then extract its thick juice.
Soak the dal in water for half an hour. The water should be one inch above the dal. Then cook the dal on HIGH for 15 minutes. Sometimes it needs 20 minutes for some varieties of dal. Take care to check and mix in between. Take another bowl and pour the oil in it. Add the mustard seeds and cook on HIGH for 3 minutes. As the mustard seeds will splutter, take care to cover the bowl with a lid. When the mustard seeds splutter, take the bowl out and add the onions and the green chillies. Mix well and cook on HIGH for 3 minutes. Then add the tomatoes with the asafetida powder, coriander and the turmeric powder. Cook on HIGH for 5 minutes. Mix well in intervals. Add this to the cooked dal with the tamarind juice, keerai, chilli powder and enough salt. Cook it for 8 minutes on HIGH and mix well in intervals.