Printable Recipe: http://www.sruthiskitchen.com/2012/08/16/palak-dal/
Description: This is one of the easy healthy dish and a rich source of protien for vegetarians.
It tastes great when served with a dollop of ghee on hot rice, Chapathi,Phulka, Roti, Paratha.
Serves : 2 persons
Ingredients:
Toordal (Split Pigeon Peas) -1/3 cup (washed andd soaked in clean water for about 15 min)
Spinach (washed and finelu chopped) – 2 cups
Green Chillies – 5 no (finely chopped) or to taste
Onion (finely chopped) – 1/2 cup
Dry Red Chillies – 2 (broken into 2)
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves – 1 sprig
Garlic – 1 clove(finely chopped)
Salt -to taste
Hing -1/8 tsp
Butter or Ghee – 1 tsp
Oil -1 Tbsp
Water -1 1/2 cups
Procedure :
Step 1 : Into a pressure cooker add the soaked dal, Spinach, Onion and Green Chillies and add about 1 1/2 cups of water.
Step 2 : Turn on the stove and pressure cook all of them till three whistles.
Step 3 : Rest the Pressure cooker till all the pressure goes down by itself.
Step 4 : Open the pressure cooker lid add salt then again bring the entire mixture into a rolling boil.
Step 5 : Mash the Dal little bit if required.
Step 5 : Meanwhile let’s do the seasoning.
Step 6 : In a small pan add oil and turn on the heat wait till the oil is nice and hot
Step 7 : Add mustard seeds wait till they start popping then add cumin seeds wait till they turn golden brown then add garlic, curry leaves, turmeric powder, red chillies and Hing
Step 8 : Saute it and immediately add the seasoned oil (tadka) into the boiling dal.
Step 9 : Add ghee on top of the Dal.
Step 10 : Serve it with Rice, Roti, Paratha, Phulka and enjoy. Follow me on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shruthiskitchen?ref=hl
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