Swaraj: Palak Dal

This recipe was often made by mom when she used to cook after she used to back from office. Its kind of one pot meal deal. I loved the dal with rice and some poppadom and a spicy omelet.

Ingredients:

1 cup Toor dal
1/2 cup moong dal
2 tbsp channa dal
1 cup chopped palak/spinach
1 onion, chopped
1 tomato, chopped/sliced
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
2-3 Green chillies slit (if more you need more spice, add 1 or 2 green chillies in seasoning)
2-3 garlic pods - crushed and chopped
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp of cumin powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp of garam masala
salt to taste
1 1/2 cups water, approx
For seasoning/tadka:
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
pinch of hing/asafoetida
1 tbsp ghee or oil
3-4 crushed garlic with peels
Green chilled (for more spice)

Method:
1. In a pressure cooker, add all dals and and rinse the dals.

2. Add the chopped onions and ginger-garlic paste.

3. Add red chili, turmeric, coriander and cumin powders, garam masala and combine. Add the chopped palak and mix it well. Add chopped tomato, garlic and all the other ingredients.

4. Add salt and one and half cup of water and combine. And close the lid, cook on high to medium flame for 3 whistles.

5. Heat oil or ghee, add hing and other seasoning ingredients and pour over cooled cooked dal. Adjust salt if necessary and mix well.

6. Serve with rotis or white rice.

Chopped spinach1 Bunch (100 gm) Toor dal1 Cup (16 tbs) Tomato1⁄2 Medium Tamarind juice2 Teaspoon Seasoning To Taste Mustard seeds1⁄4 Teaspoon Cumin seeds1⁄2 Teaspoon (jeera) Dry red chillies1 Garlic pods2 , crushed Methi1 Tablespoon (Fenugreek) Turmeric powder1⁄2 Teaspoon Chilly powder1 Pinch Salt To Taste
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Swaraj

Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Palak Dal

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