Spinach Kootu/Spinach-dhal-coconut gravy

Ingredients
Cooked n mashed dhal-1/4cup [you can use either thoor dhal or moong dhal]
Spinach (washed,chopped n tightly packed)-1 cup to 11/2cups
Turmeric powder-1/8teaspoons
Oil-1teaspoon
Mustard seeds-1/2teaspoon
Red chilly-1
Urad dhal-1teaspoon

To grind
Coconut-2 tablespoons
Pepper corns-10
Cumin seeds-1teaspoon
Red chilly-1

Method
Dry roast the items given under "to grind" table slightly and grind it to a fine paste with enough water.

Combine the spinach, cooked dhal and turmeric powder with 1/2 cup of water and cook on medium heat.

Once the the dhal started boiling, add the coconut paste,1/2cup of water,enough salt and cook for 5-6 minutes. (Adjust the water according t0 the desired consistency)

Heat oil in a small pan, make the tempering with mustard seeds, urad dhal n red chilly, pour it over the kootu and serve hot with white rice and a dollop of ghee. Any kind of Appalam/vadam will be the best combination.