DAL PALAK RECIPE | HOW TO MAKE PALAK DAL | SPINACH DAL RECIPE
Ingredients
- 2 Cup Spinach /palak leaves
- 1/2 cup Moong Dal / split green gram
- 1 medium size onion, Chopped
- 2-3 nos Green Chilli, chopped
- 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1/2 tsp Haldi/ turmeric
- 2-3 tbsp Ghee / Oil / Ghee + Oil mix
- 1/2 tsp Mustard
- 1 tsp Jeera / Cumin seeds
- 1/4 tsp Hing /Asafoetida
- 1 no Red Chilli, Broken
- 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
- Lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
- Salt to taste
- few Coriander leaves, chopped
Instructions
- Clean, wash and finely chop palak leaves.
- Wash and pressure cook Moong dal for 3-4 whistles along with haldi and adequate water. Mash nicely and keep aside.
- In a pan / kadai .. add ghee / oil / ghee + oil mix. Splutter mustard. Later add chopped onion, ginger garlic and green chilli. Saute till onion is translucent.
- Add chopped palak to the kadai .
- Add salt and 1/2 tsp of sugar and saute 2-3 mins . Adding little sugar helps in retaining color .
- Add cooked mashed dal to the sauteed palak leaves. Add 1-2 cups of water . Mix. Cover and cook so that palak gets cooked and dal gets blended with palak .
- Lastly, add lemon juice to cooked dal. Switch off.
- Heat ghee in a small pan. When the ghee is hot, splutter jeera . Later add hing and broken dry red chilies. Lastly add red chilli powder. Switch off and immediately pour the ghee tadka over the cooked dal. Garnish with coriander leaves . Tasty creamy Dal Palak is ready .
- Enjoy this simple Dal Palak with some hot rice, little ghee and some papad … a comforting meal is ready !!
