Dal Palak

Name: Dal Palak
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 bowl Gram dal (chana); 2 1/2 bowl water; To taste salt; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 200 gm palak (Spinach); 1 tbsp pure ghee; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 4-6 pods garlic; 1 inch piece grated ginger; 1 onion; 1 Tomato; 1/4 tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp coriander seeds powder; 1/4 tsp garam masala

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

#cookpad #cookpadindia #Dal Palak or Spinach Dal is a very simple yet delicious Indian dish made with lentils, spinach, and seasoned with few spices

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

#cookpad #cookpadindia #Dal Palak or Spinach Dal is a very simple yet delicious Indian dish made with lentils, spinach, and seasoned with few spices

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Ingredients

20 minutes

2 servings

For boiling dal:
1 bowlGram dal (chana)
2 1/2 bowl water
To taste salt
1/4 tspturmeric powder
200 gmpalak (Spinach)
For seasoning :
1 tbsp pure ghee
1/2 tspcumin seeds
4-6 podsgarlic
1 inch piece grated ginger
1onion
1Tomato
1/4 tspred chilli powder
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/4 tspcoriander seeds powder
1/4 tspgaram masala

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Wash and rinse.Chana dal put it in pressure cooker. Add water, turmeric and salt pressure cook for 5 minutes after first whistle. Let pressure releases automatically.
2

Wash and clean spinach. Dry it on kitchen towel. Chop nicely.
3

Add chopped spinach in dal cooker. Mix. Adjust the consistency of water by adding a little water and plce the lid and pressure cook again till 4-6 whistles.
4

Chop onion, ginger chilli and garlic. Grate tomato and make a puree.
5

Heat ghee in a wok. Add cumin seeds and when cumin seeds splutter put grated garlic and saute for 1 minute.
6

Add ginger and saute for 1 minute. Add onion and saute till it turn pinkish.
7

Add tomato puree and green chilli. Sauté till oil leaves the sides. Add red chilli powder, turmeric coriander seeds powder and garam masala and mix. Add dal and spinach mixture.
8

Mix it and let it simmer on low flame for 7-8 minutes till tadka mix well with dal. Switch off the flame.
9

Serve hot with chapatti or rice.