Palak Dal Recipe, How To Make Palak Dal Recipe | Spinach Dal Recipe

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Pick and wash the lentils. take the lentils in a pressure cooker with turmeric powder. 

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Add 2 to 2.5 cups of water and pressure cook for 5 to 6 whistles or till the dals become soft and mushy. 

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Mash the dals and keep aside.

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In a pan, heat ghee. Fry the cumin and then add the chopped ginger and fry till the raw aroma of ginger goes away.

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Now add the chopped chili and fry for half a minute. Fry for a minute.

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Now add the chopped spinach. Add red chili powder and asafoetida

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Saute for some minutes till the spinach becomes soft and stops releasing water on a medium flame.

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Now add the mashed lentils now. Mix the lentils with the spinach.

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Add water around ½ cup to 1 cup depending on how thick or thin you want the dal to be.

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Finally add salt and simmer the palak dal for 5 to 6 minutes.

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Serve palak dal hot with rice and a side vegetable dish or salad or raita.

1

Pick and rinse the dal. pressure cook the lentils with turmeric for 5 to 6 whistles till the lentils become soft and mushy.

2

Wash 2 cups chopped palak (spinach) leaves. chop them finely and keep aside.

3

In a pan or kadai, heat 2 or 3 tbsp ghee or oil. fry 1 tsp cumin seeds/jeera.

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When the cumin seeds sizzle, add 1 inch chopped ginger. fry till the raw aroma of ginger goes away

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Add 1 to 2 chopped green chilies and fry for few seconds.

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Add 2 cups chopped palak (spinach).

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Now add ½ tsp red chili powder and ¼ tsp asafoetida. mix these with the palak and saute the palak for some minutes stirring in between till the palak leaves wilt.

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Now add the mashed dal. the green you see in the dal is the palak. i was using the same spoon for sauting the palak an mashing dal….. one spoon less for me to wash

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When the palak softens and becomes dry like shown in the pic below.

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Then its time to add the mashed dal.

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Mix the cooked dal with the palak. if you want a very thick dal with chapatis, you will stop at this stage. at salt. mix well and simmer the dal for a 1-2 minutes. keep stirring continuously. if you want a creamy, smooth palak dal then continue further.

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Add water to the dal. the quantity of water will depend on how much thick or thin you want the palak dal to be.

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Add salt and mix it with the palak dal. simmer for a 5 to 6 minutes.

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serve the palak dal hot with rice or chapatis and a side vegetable dish or salad or raita.

1

In a pan, heat ghee. Fry the cumin and then add the chopped ginger and fry till the raw aroma of ginger goes away.

2

Now add the chopped chili and fry for half a minute. Fry for a minute.

3

Now add the chopped spinach. Add red chili powder and asafoetida

4

Saute for some minutes till the spinach becomes soft and stops releasing water on a medium flame.

5

Now add the mashed lentils now. Mix the lentils with the spinach.

6

Add water around ½ cup to 1 cup depending on how thick or thin you want the dal to be.

7

Finally add salt and simmer the palak dal for 5 to 6 minutes.

8

Serve palak dal hot with rice and a side vegetable dish or salad or raita.