Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Healthy & Yummy Palak (Spinach) Chana Dal








Ingredients


2 cups of chana dal
Chopped spinach leaves
2 table spoon onion paste
2 teaspoon   ginger garlic paste
½ teaspoon of turmeric powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon chilli powder
Cut potatoes
1 big size tomato cut into small pieces
Salt to taste
4 tablespoon oil
3-4cups of water


For tadka (tempering)


1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
½ teaspoon mustard seeds
Whole dry red chilli
5-6 curry leaves (optional)


Method




  • Soak chana dal for 4-5 hours
  • Take pressure cooker heat oil in it. Now add onion paste sauté it nicely
  • Add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder. Sauté it well till it leaves oil.
  • Once the masala is done add chopped spinach, chopped tomatoes, cut potatoes, soaked chana dal and salt to taste.
  • Sauté it for 5-10min.
  • Now add water.
  • Cover the lid. After 4-5 whistles open d lid and pour it in a container.
  • Now for tadka, heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds mustard seeds dry chilli and curry leaves and sauté it.
  • Now add the cooked dal in it.
  • Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
  • Serve hot with chapatti or paranthas.



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