Tasty & Healthy Palak Dal

Palak (spinach) takes up its nutritional value by adding more proteins, vitamins, fibre and minerals like iron, magnesium, and potassium. Spinach is also a well-known source of energy that helps rejuvenate the body. Toor dal and Moong dal are rich in proteins and have high fibre with an excellent source folic acid.

Here palak and lentils come together to give one of the best dishes full of nutrients.

Ingredients

1 small cup dal (toor dal/ moong dal)

250 gm chopped spinach 

6-8 cloves of garlic 

1 tsp red chilly powder 

1/2 tsp turmeric powder 

1 tsp besan (gram flour)

1 tsp jeera 

A pinch of asafoetida 

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

2-3 tsp oil 

Salt as per your taste 

Procedure:

1. Rinse and soak dal for 30 min. Cook dal with chopped spinach for 4-5 whistles with some salt and a small spoon of oil.
2. Let the cooker release all the pressure. Open the cooker lid to check if dal is cooked completely and it should be mushy. 
3. Remove excess water with a help of ladle and keep it aside as we will be using it again.
4. Mash dal and palak with the help of same ladle.
   
5. Meanwhile take besan, water and mix them to form a batter. 
6. Place 2 tsp oil to heat in a kadhai, add mustard seeds to it and let it splutter. Now add jeera, garlic, and asafeotida, stir it continuously till garlic turns golden brown.
   
7. Add red chilly powder and turmeric powder to it and mix well.
   
8. Add the dal, water (the one which was kept aside from cooker) & besan batter to it. 
9. Mix everything well. Add additional warm water if required and the consistency of dal should be thick. Also add salt as per your taste. 

The tasty palak dal is ready to be served with rice and roti.