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Today we will make moong dal with palak.
Let’s see what all ingredients are required for making moong dal palak.
Wash the leaves thoroughly.
Moong dal - 100 grams (more then ½ cup) wash and soak for 15-20 minutes.
Paste - 3 tomatoes, 1 green chilly and 1 inch piece of ginger
Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
Cumin powder - ½ tsp
Asafoetida a- 1 pinch
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Green coriander- 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
Salt - as per taste (¾ tsp)
Red chilly - 1-2 pinch
Firstly cut spinach.
We have removed stalk, cleaned, washed leaves and kept them in sieve so that excess water drains out.
Add ghee in preheated cooker.
Add cumin seeds and asafoetida as well.
After suating cumin seeds for while add turmeric powder and tomato-ginger-chilly grounded paste.
Also add red chilly powder.
We can also make palak dal without adding tomatoes.
For this sauté cumin seeds and asafoetida and the directly add spinach and dal into it.
For tartness add lemon juice.
Sauté masala for 2-3 minutes.
Add washed moong dal into the cooker along with chopped spinach leaves.
Mix masala nicely in spinach and dal.
Sauté for 2 minutes.
Now add 2.5-3 cups of water in cooker.
Add salt.
Close cooker and turn off the gas after it whistles for once.
Palak moong dal is ready; take it out in a bowl.
Add green coriander and ghee in dal for better flavor.
We have made this from 100 grams dal and ½ kg spinach.
This much quantity of dal can be served to 4-5 family members.
Serve palak moong dal with chapatti, parantha or rice.
Try making palak moong dal at your home and share your experiences with us.
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