Lesuni dal palang

Name: Lesuni dal palang
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups ahar dal; 1 small bunch of spinach; 2 onion paste; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 2 large tomatoes; 3-4 Green chiles (can add more according to taste); 1 teaspoon each dhaniya, jeera, turmeric and red Chile powde; 1 Bay leaf and pinch of hing; 1 tsp Shahi jeera; as required Garam masala powder; as required Mustard oil, salt to taste and coriander leaves; For tempering-; 1 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp whole jeera; 6-8 garlic cloves chopped; 2 dried red chiles

Soumi Banerjee @cook_19946990

Kolkata

My own innovation. This dish is loved by my family members. The goodness of dal and spinach makes it healthy also.

#healthy2020

My own innovation. This dish is loved by my family members. The goodness of dal and spinach makes it healthy also.

#healthy2020

Soumi Banerjee @cook_19946990

Kolkata

My own innovation. This dish is loved by my family members. The goodness of dal and spinach makes it healthy also.

#healthy2020

My own innovation. This dish is loved by my family members. The goodness of dal and spinach makes it healthy also.

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Ingredients

2 cupsahar dal
1small bunch of spinach
2onion paste
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
2large tomatoes
3-4Green chiles (can add more according to taste)
1 teaspooneach dhaniya, jeera, turmeric and red Chile powde
1Bay leaf and pinch of hing
1 tspShahi jeera
as requiredGaram masala powder
as requiredMustard oil, salt to taste and coriander leaves
Fortempering-
1 tbspbutter
2 tbspwhole jeera
6-8garlic cloves chopped
2dried red chiles

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Steps

1

Pre-soak the dal overnight and boil it. Make onion paste.
2

In a kadhai add mustard oil when it becomes hot add 1 tbsp of shahi jeera, bay leaf, pinch of hing and some sugar
3

Then add the onion paste fry it. Then add one by one the ginger garlic paste, chopped green chiles and tomatoes. Mix them all and let it fry.
4

Then add one by one the dried masala, 1 teaspoon of dhaniya, jeera, turmeric and red Chile powder and little salt. Now cool till oil comes out of the masala.
5

Now add the chopped spinach to it.
6

Let the spinach cook and mix with the masala. Cover and cook for 4-5 mins.
7

Now add the dal. Mix it well.
8

Now add some water, salt to taste and some coriander leaves and let it cook for 10 min by covering it. Add garam masala powder
9

Now for the tempering. In an khadi add butter. Then add dried red chiles, 2 teaspoons of whole jeera powder and the chopped garlic. Fry it till brown.
10

Now pour this on the dal. Garnish it with coriander leaves. Serve it with roti or paratha