Paatal Bhaji / Dal Bhaji

Name: Paatal Bhaji / Dal Bhaji
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 bowls chopped spinach (I use 3/4spinach+1/4methi); 1 bowl chana dal (I use chana+green moong dal); 1 tsp Green chilli+garlic paste; leaves Curry; 1 tsp Mustard seeds / Cumin seeds; as needed Oil; to taste Salt; 1/2 tsp Jaggery; 1 tsp Red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tbsp Goda Masala; pinch Asafoetida; 2 tbsp Sliced dry coconut; 2 tbsp Peanuts; 3/4 tbsp besan; as needed Water; 1 tsp Tamarind pulp

Shubha Salpekar Deshmukh @shubha

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This is a popular maharashtrian curry made using spinach and chana dal. During Ganeshotsav/Mahalakshmi Puja/Navratri this curry is made without garlic for bhog/naivedya.

Shubha Salpekar Deshmukh @shubha

#FIHRCookPadContest
This is a popular maharashtrian curry made using spinach and chana dal. During Ganeshotsav/Mahalakshmi Puja/Navratri this curry is made without garlic for bhog/naivedya.

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Ingredients

3 bowlschopped spinach (I use 3/4spinach+1/4methi)
1 bowlchana dal (I use chana+green moong dal)
1 tspGreen chilli+garlic paste
leavesCurry
1 tspMustard seeds / Cumin seeds
as neededOil
to tasteSalt
1/2 tspJaggery
1 tspRed chilli powder
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
1 tbspGoda Masala
pinchAsafoetida
2 tbspSliced dry coconut
2 tbspPeanuts
3/4 tbspbesan
as neededWater
1 tspTamarind pulp

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Steps

1

Mix spinach+chana dal+peanuts+coconut slices+curry leaves and water. Pressure cook for 5-6 whistles.
2

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard, cumin, asafoetida, curry leaves, and chilli-garlic paste. Fry for 3-4 minutes. Add red chilli powder, turmeric, goda masala and cooked spinach-dal with water.
3

Add salt, jaggery, tamarind pulp, besan + water to curry and cook for 5-7 minutes. You can add finely chopped coriander and kasuri methi too.
4

While serving pour garlic-cumin-asafoetida+red chilli tadka over it. Enjoy!