Bathua Dal

Name: Bathua Dal
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup tur dal or split pigeon peas; 1 cup bathua chopped; 1 onion chopped finely; 5-6 cloves garlic sliced; 1/2 tsp ginger julienne; 1 tsp ginger garlic paste; 1 tbsp mustard oil; 1 tsp ghee; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 1/4 tsp turmeric; 1/4 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1 dry red chilli; as per taste salt; 2 tbsp tomato puree; 1 tbsp coriander chopped

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Bathua Saag or Chenopodium Album is a leafy green vegetable that is found in winter.It is rich in protein,calcium and essential nutrients and has multiple health benefits. It can be consumed in various ways as a saag,added to dal or curries or in raita or made into paratha and tastes delicious. Here it is added to dal which makes it highly nutritious to be consumed with roti or any Indian flatbread,steamed or jeera rice.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

1 cuptur dal or split pigeon peas
1 cupbathua chopped
1onion chopped finely
5-6 clovesgarlic sliced
1/2 tspginger julienne
1 tspginger garlic paste
1 tbspmustard oil
1 tspghee
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1/4 tsp asafoetida
1/4 tspturmeric
1/4 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspgaram masala
1dry red chilli
as per tastesalt
2 tbsptomato puree
1 tbspcoriander chopped

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Pluck the leaves of bathua from the stem.Chop,wash and drain water completely. Soak tur dal for half hour.Pressure cook the dal upto 2 whistles with 2 cups water,salt,turmeric and 1 tsp ghee.Release steam.
2

Heat oil in a wok or pan.Sprinkle asafoetida and add chopped onion and fry till translucent.Add ginger garlic paste,tomato puree,coriander powder and salt to taste.Fry and add the chopped bathua leaves.Saute few minutes and pour the boiled dal over it.Boil few minutes adding garam masala and chopped coriander.Pour the cooked dal in a serving bowl.
3

Heat ghee in a tadka pan and sprinkle cumin seeds.When they splutter,add dry red chilli, sliced garlic and ginger.Fry 1 minute and add red chilli powder.Immediately pour it over the dal and serve hot in lunch or dinner with roti, paratha, steamed or jeera rice.