Tasty Palak Chana Dal
by neerisha
15 Feb 2011
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Palak chana dal, a delicious palak flavoured dal recipe. Serve with steamed rice.
Tasty Palak Chana Dal recipe - How to make Tasty Palak Chana Dal
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Makes 4 servings
2 cups chopped spinach (palak)
1 cup soaked chana dal (split bengal gram)
1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp ghee
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp green chilli paste
2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
3/4 cup chopped onions
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp fenugreek (methi) seeds
salt to taste
ghee as per required
Method
- Method
- Blanch the spinach and grind to a fine puree. Keep aside.
- Soak the dal for 2 hours, add the salt and turmeric powder, mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistle or till done.
- Heat the ghee in a kadhai, add the cumin seeds.
- When the seeds cracles add the green chilli paste, ginger-garlic paste and saute for a minute.
- Add the onions, and saute till it turns to golden brown in colour.
- Add the spinach puree, chilli powder, cooked dal, water as per required, garam masala, kasuri methi and salt, mix well and simmer for 5-8 minutes.
- Serve hot, pour some ghee on top as per your choice.
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