Recipe

Palak Dal Recipe

	Otterpond / All my dishes 10 months, 3 weeks ago Spinach (also called Palak in India) cooked like this with split green gram (also called Moong Dal in India) is iron-rich and healthy. Salt to taste 1 tbsp ghee/butter/oil Prep:15m Cook:15m Servings:4	Otterpond
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Ingredients

1 cup(s) split green gram (moong dal)

1 bunch(es) spinach chopped

1 medium tomato(es) chopped

1 medium onion(s) chopped

1 teaspoon(s) cumin seeds

½ teaspoon(s) turmeric powder

1 tablespoon(s) finely chopped ginger

2 green chilli(es) slit

2 flake(s) garlic

2 tablespoon(s) butter / ghee (clarified butter)

red chilli powder and salt to taste

fresh coriander leaves to garnish.

Directions

1. Soak the split green gram in water for about an hour. Grind the garlic, green chilli(es), ginger and onion(s) to a fine paste. Add the turmeric and red chilli powders to the paste and mix. Heat the butter /ghee (clarified butter) in a pan and fry the cumin seeds till they splutter. Add the paste and fry till fat leaves the sides. Now add tomato(es) and salt. Fry / cook on medium level for about 3 minutes.

2. Add the soaked gram and double the water. Cover and boil on medium / low level for about 5 minutes or till the gram is tender.

3. Add the chopped spinach and simmer for about 3 minutes or till the spinach is cooked.

Garnish with finely chopped fresh coriander leaves.

Serve hot with: Cumin Rice (Jeera Chawal), white rice or Indian bread (Roti).

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Comments

tysonsmom 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Very good!!

ambus 7 months, 4 weeks ago said:
Wow...that sounds quite different fom how we cook.Thanks for this new technique.

ttaaccoo 4 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Thank you again!! I have been learning about Indian dishes, and dahl is one of the vocabularies I "kinda" know!! this soup sounds so flavorful!! and I dooo looove soup. (easy, fast, and multi-day/night food.) 555555555

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