Flavourful stir fried greens richly garnished with coconut.

Sabsige Soppu Palya is a simple Udupi-style dill leaves stir fry. Dill leaves are used predominantly in Karnataka and are added to many traditional recipes. The leaves render a very unique flavour and is highly beneficial to reduce fatty acids and cholesterol, when consumed regularly.

Ingredients: (Serves 4)

1. 250 grams Dill leaves finely chopped
2. 3 tbsp fresh coconut
3. 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
4. 1 tsp bengal gram dal
5. 1/2 cup semi cooked thuvar dhal
6. 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
7. 1 onion finely chopped
8. 2 green chillies finely chopped
9. Curry leaves
10. Oil to cook
11. Salt to taste

Preparation Steps:

Clean the dill leaves by separating out the thin tender stems and discarding the thick ones. Rinse it in running water and chop them finely. Keep aside.

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, bengal gram dal, curry leaves and let it splutter. Once it splutters, add the chopped garlic cloves and green chillies.

Add the chopped onion, cooked dal and saute until the onions turn soft and translucent. Add the dill leaves and mix well till they are cooked. It will take about 3 to 4 minutes.

Add salt to taste and saute for another 3 minutes. Turn off the heat, garnish the Sabsige Soppu Palya with grated coconut and mix well. Make sure that you don’t overcook the greens, else they leave a very strong after-taste on the taste buds.