Dal palak/ Lentils with Spinach

Name: Dal palak/ Lentils with Spinach
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup roasted yellow moong dal; 1 1/2 cup spinach chopped; 1 onion chopped; 1 tsp ginger grated; 6-8 cloves garlic minced; 1 tomato chopped; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 1/2 tbsp ghee; 2 dry red chillies; as needed curry leaves fried; 1 tbsp coriander chopped; 1 pinch hing (asafoetida); 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; To taste salt; 1 pinch sugar (optional)

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Dal Palak is a healthy,nutritious protein and iron rich recipe made from spinach and split yellow moong dal.What can be more better than a steaming hot bowl full of nutritious goodness of lentils,spinach,ginger garlic and mild spices with a plate of steaming hot rice during cold winter days.The dal should be just cooked to retain it's crunchiness but not mushy.

#ebook /post-43
#winterdishes/post -5
#OneRecipeOneTree

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

#ebook /post-43
#winterdishes/post -5
#OneRecipeOneTree

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Ingredients

1/2 cuproasted yellow moong dal
1 1/2 cupspinach chopped
1onion chopped
1 tspginger grated
6-8 clovesgarlic minced
1tomato chopped
1 tspcumin seeds
1 1/2 tbspghee
2dry red chillies
as neededcurry leaves fried
1 tbspcoriander chopped
1 pinchhing (asafoetida)
1/4 tspturmeric powder
To tastesalt
1 pinchsugar (optional)

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Steps

1

Roast dal lightly.Soak it few minutes.Then pressure cook dal upto 2 whistles with little ghee, salt and turmeric.Set aside for 5 minutes.Chop spinach.Wash properly and drain water completely.Heat ghee in a wok.Sprinkle grated ginger and minced garlic.Toss and add chopped onion.Fry and add tomato.When the tomato is soft,add the chopped spinach.
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When the spinach is semi soft and releases water,pour the dal in it and boil.Adjust water accordingly if taken with rice or roti.It can be either thick or a bit more thin.Heat 1 tbsp ghee and sprinkle cumin,dry red chillies and hing.Then add few curry leaves.When they splutter, pour it over the dal and serve hot with rice or any Indian flat bread.