Mili-juli Dal Palak

Name: Mili-juli Dal Palak
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/4 bowl Chana dal; 1/4 bowl Green moong dal; 1/4 bowl Tohr dal; 1/4 bowl Massur dal& toyr dal; 1 bunch spinach; 1 big tomato; 1 medium sized onion; 7-8 garlic cloves; 2 green chillies; 4-5 curry leaves; 2-3 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp ghee; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; 1/4 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1/4 tsp hing; 1 tbsp kasuri methi; to taste Salt; to taste Jaggery; 1/4 tsp Aamchur powder or 1 tbsp tamarind pulp (optional)

Shubha Salpekar Deshmukh @shubha

Vegetarians have very few options available to include proteins in their daily diet and dal (lentil) is one of them. In this recipe , I have used 5 dals (chana dal, green moong dal, urad dal, masoor dal & tur dal) with spinach, which makes this dish very nutritious and tasty too. We can have it with phulkas or steamed rice.

Shubha Salpekar Deshmukh @shubha

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Ingredients

1/4 bowlChana dal
1/4 bowlGreen moong dal
1/4 bowlTohr dal
1/4 bowlMassur dal& toyr dal
1 bunchspinach
1big tomato
1medium sized onion
7-8garlic cloves
2green chillies
4-5curry leaves
2-3 tbspoil
1 tbspghee
1/4 tspcumin seeds
1/4 tspmustard seeds
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspgaram masala
1/4 tsphing
1 tbspkasuri methi
to tasteSalt
to tasteJaggery
1/4 tspAamchur powder or 1 tbsp tamarind pulp (optional)

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Steps

1

Mix and Rinse all dals 3-4 times, add tomato (cut into small pieces) and sliced onions to the same and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles.
2

Wash & cut spinach roughly.
3

Grind garlic and green chillies to coarse paste.
4

Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin, mustard, hing. Once they crackle, add chilli-grlic paste, saute till raw smell goes.
5

Add spinach and kasuri methi to this, saute for 2 minutes.
6

Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and cooked dal. Add little water and salt. I had added jaggery and tamarind pulp so as to give the dal little sweet and tangy flavour. Sprinkle salt & garam masala. Add ghee. Let it boil for a minute and turn off the gas.
7

Serve hot with phulkas or rice.