Palak dal

Name: Palak dal
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 150 g Toor dal; as per taste Salt; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; as required Water covering the dal just an inch above; 1 tsp oil; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 dash hing; 1-2 fresh green chillies; 2-3 dry red chillies; as required Small whole garlic chopped/ pounded; as needed Small chopped onion; 1 sliced tomato; 2 bundles spinach (cleaned and chopped); as per taste Salt; 1 pinch turmeric; 1/2 tsp coriander powder; 1/4 tsp cumin powder; 1/4 tsp garam masala

Susmita Patnaik @SUSMITAAMOMMYCHEF

Hyderabad

It's nutritious...goes well with rice/ roti/ chapati
#boxweek7
#spinach dal
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Susmita Patnaik @SUSMITAAMOMMYCHEF

Hyderabad

It's nutritious...goes well with rice/ roti/ chapati
#boxweek7
#spinach dal
#palak #dal

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 persons

For boiling dal
150 gToor dal
as per taste Salt
1/2 tspturmeric powder
as required Water covering the dal just an inch above
For tempering
1 tspoil
1 tspmustard seeds
1 tspcumin seeds
1 dashhing
1-2fresh green chillies
2-3dry red chillies
as required Small whole garlic chopped/ pounded
as neededSmall chopped onion
1sliced tomato
2 bundlesspinach (cleaned and chopped)
as per taste Salt
1 pinchturmeric
1/2 tspcoriander powder
1/4 tspcumin powder
1/4 tspgaram masala

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Soak the toor dal for at least 30 minutes. Then wash it nicely. Next take a pressure cooker put the dal, salt, turmeric and water. Put pressure lid and cook for 3 whistles. Let it cool and release pressure.
2

Next take spinach leaves, clean and chop them small. Take a kadhai, heat oil. Splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds. Add dry red chillies and fresh green chillies.
Add a dash of hing.
Mix all well.
3

Next add the garlic and saute till brownish. Add chopped onion and fry it too till translucent.
4

Next add tomato. Put salt as required. Add a pinch of turmeric. Mix. Add coriander powder, cumin powder and mix well.add little water so that these don't burn.
5

Next add the chopped spinach leaves and mix. Cook it in open for sometime. Do not overcook.
6

Now take the cooked dal and pour into the tadka and stir. Add little water as your preferred consistency.
7

Next put garam masala and mix.
It's ready.... healthy spinach dal...
Have it with rice/ roti/ chapati
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Susmita Patnaik @SUSMITAAMOMMYCHEF

on May 19, 2021 03:54

Hyderabad

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