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Hello there! Looking for light and nutritious lunch recipes, are we? Well here is one such easy recipe that you can make. It’s called Palak Wali Dal. It is a made from yellow moong dal and spinach. It pairs up excellently with rice. We also had some rotis, salad and aloo-gobi on the side.
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This dal is mildly spicy and smells great because of the flavors of spinach and garlic. Let’s start with the recipe of Palak Wali Dal. For the purpose of measurement, 1 cup = 250 ml. This recipe yields 4 to 5 servings.
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Ingredients
- Yellow Moong dal – 1 and 1/2 cup
- Spinach leaves – 1 bunch, roughly chopped
- Onion – 1 large, finely chopped
- Tomatoes – 1 large, finely chopped
- Garlic – 12 cloves, finely crushed
- Ginger – 1/2 inch piece, finely crushed
- Green chilies – 2, finely chopped
- Turmeric powder – 1/3 tsp + 1/3 tsp
- Red chili powder – 1/2 tsp
- Red chili flakes – 3/4 tsp
- Coriander powder – 1 tsp
- Garam masala – 1/2 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
- Oil – 3 tbsp
- Water – 3 cups or as needed depending on your pressure cooker
- Coriander leaves – a handful, finely chopped
How to Make Palak Wali Dal
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- Wash and soak yellow moong dal for half an hour. Drain it and add it to the pressure cooker. Add enough water and salt to taste and 1/3 tsp of turmeric. Pressure cook for 5 whistles or till the dal gets cooked and becomes one with the water added to it.
- In a skillet, heat oil. Add in the cumin seeds and allow them to crackle.
- Add in the onion and sauté it till it becomes golden brown.
- Add in the crushed ginger and garlic and sauté for a minute so that the raw smell disappears.
- Add in the green chilies and sauté for another minute till it becomes aromatic.
- Add in the tomatoes and some salt and cook till the tomatoes are mushy and oil begins to separate.
- Add in the dry spice powders; red chili powder, red chili flakes, coriander powder, garam masala and 1/3 turmeric powder and sauté for 30 seconds. Try not to burn anything.
- Add in the roughly chopped spinach and cook it for about 2-3 minutes so that it becomes tender and smells nice.
- Add in the cooked dal and mix well. Allow it to come to the boil. Turn the heat to low and simmer for about 7 to 8 minutes with the lid on. The dal will thicken a bit.
- Check the salt. Add in the coriander leaves and mix.
- Delicious palak wali dal is ready. Serve hot with rice, roti and a side dish. Enjoy!
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