Kale Paruppu Masiyal | Kale Kadaiyal | Kale Dal Curry

Kale Paruppu Masiyal, a delicious and healthy curry made from the kale leaves, dals and indian spices. Kale is one of the greens which i got introduced when we were in US. Other than baked kale chips and kale thogayal, this masiyal is our favorite for sometime now. 

Also i love to experiment western veggie in indian cooking(like this masiyal) and indian veggie in western cooking(like coriander pesto in pasta/pizza). Sometimes it didn't work out but don't worry here i'm only sharing the recipe which we like and made it repeatedly in my kitchen, so you can trust the recipe and try it yourself :-). 

Now coming back to recipe, unlike other greens, kale doesn't get reduced in quantities when it's cooked, even 1/2 bunch of kale greens would be enough for this masiyal to feed 4 adults well. 

If you haven't tried this way of making kale greens, do give it a try, it tastes awesome with both rice and rotis. ST likes to take this curry as side dish for roti in his lunch box. Now let's check out the recipe for this kale paruppu masiyal.

Kale Paruppu Masiyal

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 4 
Recipe Category: Curry | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
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Ingredients
Kale - 1/2 bunch
Toor dal - 1/4 cup
Moong dal - 2 tbsp
Pearl onion - 6 
Tomato(small) - 1 
Asafoetida powder - 1/8 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
To temper 
Ghee/Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard & urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seed - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - few

Procedure

First let's cook the dals, in a pressure cooker add the toor dal, moong dal and onions, wash it well thrice and then add enough water, tomato & asafoetida powder. Give a good mix, cover the cooker with lid,put on whistle and cook it for 3 whistle or until the dal is well cooked.

In the mean time, wash the kale and remove the leaves alone and discard the stalks. 

Bring a pan of water to boil and add the kale leaves and cook till it softs.

Drain the kale leaves and let it cool a bit.Put the kale leaves in a mixie jar and grind into smooth paste.

Once the pressure released from the pressure cooker automatically, remove the lid and mashed the dal with ladle. Add the spices(turmeric, red chili & sambar powder) & salt. 

Mix it well and then add the kale puree in a dal mixture and give a good mix.

Again place it on the heat and bring into light boil. In the mean time, temper the ingredients listed under "To temper" and add into the kale dal curry.

Delicious and healthy kale paruppu masiyal is ready. 

Related: How to make Baked Kale Chips

Notes:

• Unlike other greens, kale greens take long time to get soften. So make sure to cook them well.
• Cook the dal until it's mashed for smooth texture of masiyal.
• The given quantity of spices is for mild spiciness, adjust more or less as per your liking.
• Ghee is for extra richness, even with oil itself, it tastes great.
  

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Kale Chutney | Kale Thogayal | Chutney Recipe

Kale Chutney, a healthy and tasty chutney made the kale. In recent times, kale becomes so popular and i have seen lot of recipe with kale on the social media, it's considered as one of the nutritious greens by the nutritionist. It has so many vital vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, so it's highly recommended by nutritionist to include in our diet frequently. But kale is totally new to me, apart from making chips which we love to the core, i haven't had any idea on how to use it in our daily cooking. 

After knowing the nutritional value of kale, i thought of include them in our diet more frequently, but the recipes that i found online for kale were mostly salads, since we are not salad people, i bought them very rarely for chips only. Recently when i chat with my neighbor, she told me that she makes chutney with kale, instantly i love the idea, but i forget to ask her for the recipe, so i went with the my favorite coriander chutney recipe instead of coriander i used kale. To my surprise, it was so good and really liked it, ever since it's became one of the regular chutney in my home for the morning breakfast, sometime i made them as thick thogayal and had with rice too, either way it taste awesome.

Kale Chutney | Kale Thogayal

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves : 2 - 4 
Recipe Category: Chutney | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Kale - 1/4 bunch
Coconut - 1/4 cup
Chana dal - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Red Chili - 2
Garlic - 1 pod
Tamarind - a small piece
Oil - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
To Temper
Oil - 1/2 tsp
Mustard & urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - few

Procedure

First heat the pan with 1/2 tsp of oil, add the chana dal, urad dal and red chili, roast them till the dals are golden brown,remove from the pan and keep it aside.Next remove the thick stalk from the kale, chop them roughly and add into the same pan along with garlic and tamarind. Add enough water and cover cook them till the kale becomes soft. Let it cool completely. In a mixie jar, add the roasted dals,chili and coconut.Grind them into coarse mixture, then add the cooked kale, enough water (you can use the cooked water from the kale if you have) and salt into it and grind them again into smooth chutney.Temper the ingredients listed under "To Temper " and add into the chutney. Tasty and healthy Kale chutney is ready. Serve it with tiffin or you can have it as thogayal with rice also.

Notes:

• It takes 8-10 mins to cook the kale soft in the medium flame.
• Even the 1/4 bunch of kale gives chutney enough for minimum 3 person.
• Adjust the chili as per your taste and also you can use the green chili too.
  

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Baked Kale Chips | Kale Chips | Snacks

Baked Kale chips, an quick and healthy version of kale chips. I had never heard about kale leaves until we moved to US and in the beginning,i was little hesitate to buy or try any vegetables that are new to me. Later i started to include one by one and out of all the new veggies i had tried in US so far, this kale chips is my favorite. They are so additive, tasty and also way more healthier than any other deep fried chips.

Baked Kale Chips

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Snacks | Recipe Cuisine: American

Ingredients
Kale - 1 bunch
Salt - to taste
Paprika - to taste
Olive oil - 1 & 1/2 tbsp

Procedure

Preheat the oven at 350F.
Wash the kale leaves and remove the moisture with tissue paper.Take each stalk of kale and remove the stack from the leaves.Do the same for all leaves and arrange them in two baking sheets in single layer.Add oil, salt and paprika into the kale.Gently mix with your hands to make sure that both the spices & oil are well coated on kale leaves. Place it in the oven and bake it for 15-18 mins or until they are crispy.Tada, Healthy & Crispy Kale chips are ready.

Notes:

• Rotate the plate in the oven once in between to make sure that they are evenly cooked.
• Paprika is optional and also you can use pepper powder instead of paprika.
• Make sure that there is no moisture in the leaves before starting, it helps to give crispy texture.
• Don't overcrowd the baking sheets, arrange in single layer helps to get crispy texture.
  

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