Vazhaithandu dal

Ingredients:
Vazhaithandu - finely chopped 2 cups
Moong dal - 1 cup
Green chillies - 2
Small (sambar) onion - 12
Onion - 1 finely chopped
Curry leaves - few
Dry chilly - 1
Coriander leaves - few
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
lemon - 1/2
Salt for taste
Oil for seasoning

Method:
Put the vazhaithandu as soon as cut, in water mixed with little buttermilk and salt, so that it doesn't turn black.
Pressure cook the vazhaithandu with the moong dal, green chillies, turmeric powder and sambar onion. Once cooked smash well and keep aside. You can also run in a blender. This is to ensure vazhaithandu gets into everyone's stomach especially kids :)
Heat oil in a pan and season it with mustard seeds, urad dal, jeera, onion, dry chilly and curry leaves. Then add the dal vazhaithandu mixture. Pour in enough water according to needed consistency. Add salt and give it a nice mix. Let it boil and then add finely chopped coriander leaves. Squeeze in half a lemon. Serve with rice. If made in thick consistency it could be served with roti.