Dal Palak

Name: Dal Palak
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup chana dal; 2 cups chopped palak(spinach); 2 onions chopped; 2 Tomatoes chopped; 1 teaspoon whole jeera/cumin seeds; to taste Salt and chilli powder according; as needed water for cooking; as needed oil

Mona Puri @MonaPuri

A highly nutritious dish , dal palak , dal is full of protein and palak rich in iron so a perfect combo

Mona Puri @MonaPuri

A highly nutritious dish , dal palak , dal is full of protein and palak rich in iron so a perfect combo

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 people

1 cupchana dal
2 cupschopped palak(spinach)
2onions chopped
2Tomatoes chopped
1 teaspoonwhole jeera/cumin seeds
to tasteSalt and chilli powder according
as neededwater for cooking
as neededoil

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Wash the dal and palak thoroughly with water.chop the palak in small pieces
2

Now pressure cook both dal and palak together for 4 whistles on medium flame. Keep aside
3

For Gravy : In a pan heat some oil and add whole jeera. When rge jeera starts sputtering add the chopped onions and ginger garlic paste cook till the rawness if the paste goes away. Or till the onions turn translucent
4

Now add the chopped tomatoes and also add salt, turmeric powder and chilli powder. Mix well and cook for about 5mins on slow flame
5

Now add the boiled dal and palak to it. Mix well and cover the lid and let it simmer for about 5 minutes on slow flame. After 5 minutes switch off the gas and serve the dal hot. It best goes with rice