Dal-Palak

Name: Dal-Palak
Yield: as required
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 12-15 palak leaves (chopped); 1/2 cup chana dal; 1/2 cup onion (grated); 1 small tomato (puree); 2 Chopped green chillies; 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste; 1/2 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp sugar (optional); as required Turmeric powder; as required Kashmiri red chilli powder; as needed Ghee; 1/4 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp sabut jeera; 1 bay leaf; 1 dried red chilli; as per taste Salt to taste; as required Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

Sudeshna Rajib Das @cook_85882015

New Delhi

#boxweek7 #dalpalak
Dal-Palak is a nutritious recipe with a combination of Indian lentil and spinach.

Sudeshna Rajib Das @cook_85882015

New Delhi

#boxweek7 #dalpalak
Dal-Palak is a nutritious recipe with a combination of Indian lentil and spinach.

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Ingredients

Half an hour

as required

12-15palak leaves (chopped)
1/2 cup chana dal
1/2 cup onion (grated)
1small tomato (puree)
2Chopped green chillies
1 tspginger-garlic paste
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp sugar (optional)
as requiredTurmeric powder
as requiredKashmiri red chilli powder
as neededGhee
1/4 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp sabut jeera
1bay leaf
1dried red chilli
as per tasteSalt to taste
as required Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

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Steps

Half an hour

1

First boil the chana dal and chopped palak along with 1 cup of water & 1/4th tsp turmeric powder and half tsp salt in it. Wait for 4 to 5 whistles. Now keep it aside.
2

Now heat a pan. Add 1 tbsp of ghee in it, then add jeera, bay leaf and dried red chilli. Let them splutter a bit then add grated onion to it. Fry it for a min. Then add chopped green chillies & ginger-garlic paste to it. Saute it for about a min.
3

Then add dry masalas like, turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, salt & sugar. Mix everything well and fry the masala for another min. Then add tomato puree into it.
4

Now give everything a good mix and fry the masalas well on a low flame until oil starts releasing from the masala.
5

Now add the dal-palak mixture into it & mix it. Lower the flame & cook it for about 5 mins. Then add garam masala powder, mix it well. Finally add some chopped coriander leaves and mix it well.
6

Switch off the flame. Your dal-palak is now ready to serve. Serve it hot with roti or parathas.