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Today we will cook the dal palak
It is a tasty dal and preparing it is a quick process
Come, let's start the cooking
Wash and soak 1/4 cup of chana dal in water for 1 hour to prepare this dish
Remove the excess water.
Put the chana dal in the pressure cooker
We took soaked dal because chana dal takes longer time to boil.
Add 1/4 cup of moong dal right after washing it as it boils quickly.
Add 2 cups of water
Add 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.
Add 1/2 tsp of salt
Close the lid
Cook until the first whistle arrives.
Turn the flame to low after the first whistle.
Cook dal on the low flame for 3 minutes.
We cooked dal on the low flame for 3 minutes.
Switch off the flame
Prepare masala until the pressure of cooker releases.
Add 2 tbsp of ghee
Add 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds
Add 1/2 pinch of asafoetida
Turn the flame to low for avoiding the spices from burning.
Add 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder
Add 1 tsp of coriander powder
Add 1/2 tsp of ginger paste
You can also use the grated ginger instead of ginger paste.
Stir and roast spices slightly
Take 2 tomatoes
Take 2 green chillies
Prepare their paste
Add paste to masala mixture.
Add 1/4 tsp of red chilli powder
You can increase or decrease its quantity according to your taste.
Roast spices until ghee separates from it
If you like garlic and onion
add the finely chopped garlic and onion after roasting cumin seeds
Roast onion until it is light pink.
Prepare other spices in this way only
We are making dal in ghee but, if you want you can use the oil
The dal which has cooked in ghee is mostly without onion and garlic.
Ghee is separating from the spices
The spices have roasted
Add spinach
We washed, finely chopped and removed the stalk of spinach before using it.
We could add spinach in dal but, we want crunchy spinach
so, we will add it in the masala mixture
Add 1/4 tsp of salt
Add 1/4 tsp of garam masala
Mix them
Stir and cook it
Keep the flame on medium
Check the dal
The dal has cooked but, it is thick
Add 1 cup of water
You can decide the consistency of dal according to your choice
Leave it to boil
It is boiling
Add and mix dal in it
Dal is boiling
The dal has cooked
Switch off the flame
Add and mix finely chopped coriander
The dal palak is ready
It is tasty but, we will add the tempering to make it tastier and tempting.
Add 1 tbsp of ghee
The ghee has melted
Add 1/4 tsp of cumin seeds
Add 2 dry red chillies.
Roast them slightly
Switch off the flame
Add 1 pinch of red chilli powder in ghee.
It enhances the colour
Spread the tempering over dal
Mix them slightly
Look, how tempting the dal appears
It is tastier
The palak dal is ready to be served
It is delicious
You can serve it with chappati, parantha, naan or rice
This amount of dal is enough for the 3-4 members of the family
Cook it and eat it
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