Easy and Healthy Palak Dal, Recipe

New Delhi: Do you want to include any simple and nutritious dish in your diet? Try this easy and healthy Palak Dal, it is a versatile side dish that is perfect with rice or any Indian flatbread like whole wheat roti or millet goat. This dish, known as palakura pappu in Telugu and dal palak in Hindi, is a favorite dish in Indian households. Additionally, it also serves as a comforting soup, ideal for a light and nutritious dinner!

Material

2 cups cooked toor dal

1.5 cups chopped spinach

1 tablespoon oil

1 tablespoon lemon juice

½ tsp coriander seed powder

¼ tsp cumin

¼ tsp mustard seeds

1 red chilli

2 green chillies

5 garlic cloves

pinch of asafoetida

1 sprig curry leaves

salt to taste

Method

Cook the toor dal and keep it aside. Check out my detailed post on how to cook toor dal using instant pot or pressure cooker.

– While the lentils are cooking, wash and remove the spinach leaves. Cut them roughly and keep aside.

– Heat the pan and when the oil is hot, add it. Add cumin, mustard and asafoetida in hot oil. Make sure you stay a little away as the seeds will explode.

Now add red and green chillies in the pan.

When they become light brown, add chopped spinach to the pan after a minute or two.

– Let the spinach leaves cook for 3 to 4 minutes.

– Add cooked and mashed lentils to these wilted spinach leaves.

Now add coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt. – Mix it well and let the spinach dal curry cook for 5 minutes.

When the spinach leaves are cooked well, turn off the flame and add lemon juice to the spinach dal.

– Mix it well and Palak Dal is ready to serve.