Take 3 cups of water and add chana daal in cooker. Add salt as per the taste and 1/2 tb spn turmeric paowder and boil it for 1/2 an hr (med flame).

Take out boiled chana daal in a bowl.

In a pan take some cooking oil. In hot oil put black cardamom, bay leaf & 1 tb spn cumin seeds. Add chopped onion mix it well and add 1 pinch heeng and fry it till onion will b golden in color.(medium heat)

Now add chopped ginger garlic & green chilli and fry it for 5 mins. (Medium heat)

Now add chopped spinach and mix it well and cook it for 15 mins. (medium flame)

Now add chopped tomato (or puree) & all the powder form spices & salt as per the taste and mix it well. Cover the pan & cook it for 5 mins.

Add boiled chana daal and cook it for 5 mins.

Add butter or 2tb spn desi ghee and mix it well and switch of the gas.

Palak chana daal is ready to eat now.