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Dal Spinach

Health Benefits: 

Spinach is good for skin, hair and bones. It is rich in protein, iron, vitamins and minerals.

INGREDIENTS

• Oil - 2 tsp
• Toor dal - 1/2 cup
• Moong dal - 3 tbsp
• Garlic - 4
• Dry chillies - 2
• Green chilly - 1
• Big onion 1
• Dried fenugreek leaves – 1.5 tsp
• Tomatoes - 2
• Turmeric - 1/4 tsp 
• Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garam Masala - 1 tsp
• Salt - as required
• Baby spinach - 1 bunch
• Cumin - 1 tsp
• Hing - 2 pinch
• Ginger & garlic paste - tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
• Sugar - 1/2 tsp
• Ghee - 1 tsp

METHOD

1. In a pressure cooker, cook toor dal and moong dal with turmeric powder until mushy.

2. Heat oil in a pan. Add dried fenugreek leaves (crush with your palm to get a nice flavour)

3. Then add the finely chopped onions with some salt.

4. When onion turns translucent, add ginger and garlic paste; fry well until raw smell leaves.

5. Then add chopped tomatoes, cook until the tomatoes become mushy.

6. Add salt,  Garam masala and chilli powder, fry masala well.

7. Add cooked dal. Let the dal blend well with the masala.

8. Now add the chopped spinach (Spinach doesn't need a lot of time to cook) - Add sugar to retain the colour.

9. Let everything boil for 3 more minutes.

10. Heat oil in a separate pan. Add finely chopped garlic pods; fry it's turns to light brown and add cumin, curry leaves and hing.

11. Pour the contents into the cooked dal - Add some coriander leaves and ghee for a nice flavour.

   

12. This dish goes well with Rice/ Chapatti 

Tips:

• After adding the spinach in the dal, cook it only for 3 - 5 minutes - Not more than that.
• Adding ghee gives a wonderful flavour to the dal, so please don't skip it.