Palak Dal

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups palak (spinach)
• 1/2 cup arhar dal
• 1 tomato
• 1 onion
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon garlic paste
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon green chili
• 1/4 teaspoon haldi powder (turmeric)
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons coriander
• salt
• 3 bay leaves (tej patta)
• 3 red chilies
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed (or panch phoran)
• 1 pinch hing
• 1 tablespoon ghee

Recipe

• 1 method.
• 2 clean, wash and soak the arhar dal for 2 hours. drain and keep aside.
• 3 combine the soaked arhar dal, green chillies, turmeric powder, salt and 3 cups of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
• 4 heat the ghee in a pan. add the bay leaves, red chillies, cumin seeds and asafoetida.
• 5 when the seeds crackle, add chopped onion,ginger,garlic,turmeric powder,coriander powder,chilli powder , cook for few minutes.
• 6 add already cooked into above tadka,let it simmer for few minute.granish with chopped coriander(optional).
• 7 serve hot.