Chard greens and Raddish Kootu(Curry)

We just want to try a new recipe with greens as we are bored with the usual dal recipes. Today is Tamil new years day...Ellarukum iniya puthaandu nalvaazhthukal. Starting the new year with healthy and low fat recipe.

Ingredients.
No of persons - 4

1. Swiss Chard - 1 bunch
2. Moong dal - 1 cup
3. Raddish - 5-6(chopped)
4. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
5. Asafoetida - a pinch
6. Oil - 3 tsp
7. Seasoning items
1. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
2. Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
3. Curry leaves - 6-8
8. To grind
1. Coconut - 2 tsp
2. Red chillies - 4
3. Cumin seeds - 1/2tsp
4. Garlic - 2 pod
5. Onion - 1/2 (chopped)

Method :

1. Fry Moong dal in a pan and boil in cooker for 4-5 whistles(frying the dal before cooking will reduce the viscous and stickyness)
2. Boil chard in micorwave for 3-4 mts
3. Boil Raddish in microwave for 6 mts
4. Grind coconut, red chillies, cumin seeds, garlic and onion into a coarse paste
5. Heat oil in a pan and add seasoning items
6. Add the boiled chard, raddish and boil the mixture for few mts(if the chard is not cooked fully, pressure cook for a whistle with boiled toor dal(instead of water)).
7. Add toor dal, girinded paste and boil the mixture for 3-4 mts.
8. Mix turmeric powder and asafoetida for flavor.
9. Boil the mixture for few mts and serve hot with rice