Dal Palak

Name: Dal Palak
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 bowl dal tuvar; 2 1/2 bowl water; 100 gm spinach; 2 tomatoes; 1 inch piece ginger; to taste Salt; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/8 tsp asafoetida; 2 tbsp cooking oil; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

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#Dal Palak or Spinach Dal is a very simple and delicious dish made with lentils, spinach, and seasoned with few spices. This protein rich dal goes well with rice and chapati.

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

#boxweek7
#dalpalak
#Dal Palak or Spinach Dal is a very simple and delicious dish made with lentils, spinach, and seasoned with few spices. This protein rich dal goes well with rice and chapati.

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Ingredients

15 minutes

2 servings

1 bowldal tuvar
2 1/2 bowl water
100 gmspinach
2tomatoes
1 inch piece ginger
to tasteSalt
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspgaram masala
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/8 tspasafoetida
2 tbsp cooking oil
1/2 tspcumin seeds

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Wash and Soak dal in water for 10 minutes. Wash and chop spinach. Grate ginger and tomatoes and make a puree. Add black pepper seeds, and cloves.
2

Transfer dal, spinach, tomato ginger puree in a pressure cooker. Add salt and turmeric powder and mix. Add water. Place the lid and cook for 3 minutes after first whistle. Switch off the flame.
3

Let pressure releases automatically. Open the lid. Mash dal for a minute with ladle.
4

Heat cooking oil in a separate pan. Add cumin seeds and when cumin seeds splutter add asafoetida and red chilli powder.
5

Mix this tempering in dal. Serve hot with chapatti or rice.