DAL PALAK RECIPE | PALAK DAL RECIPE

SPINACH DAL

Dal palak | spinach dal is an easy and comforting dish and though i have tasted this in restaurants never tried at home. But my friends here, used to make this often for rotis.For a change from usual Keeari masiyal and keerai poriyali tried this dal palak which a bunch of palak which i got from the Indian store . To my surprise the kids and hubby loved this a lot and they finished the entire bowl in no time.

My friends normally add tomatoes but since i didnt have on that day, i replaced it with 1 tsp of lemon juice in the last.
INGREDIENTS:

PALAK | SPINACH	2 CUPS
ONION	1
GINGER(CHOPPED)	1/2 TBLSP
GREEN CHILLI	2
SALT	AS NEEDED
SUGAR	1/2 TSP
TOOR DAL(COOKED)	3/4 CUP
LEMON JUICE	1 TSP
OIL	1 TSP
CUMIN SEEDS| JEERA	1/2 TSP
ASAFOETIDA	A PINCH

METHOD:

• Wash the palak and chop them finely. 

•  chop the onion , ginger and green chillies finely.
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• In a pan add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and add the ginger and green chilli.
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• Add the onions and saute till they turns pink.
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  Add the chopped palak and add sugar and salt.
• Cook in a medium flame till the spinach shrinks.
• This will take 4-5 minutes.
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• Add the cooked toor dal and mix well. If it is thick add water to reach a kootu consitency.
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• Bring this to a nice boil. Switch off the flame and squeeze the lemon juice.
• Serve hot with rice | roti.
• We had with rice and vazhakkai curry.

        

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