Moong Dal with spinach
(Palak Dal with Yellow Moong Dal)
Moong dal with Spinach is very flavorful, tasty, healthy and comforting everyday dal. Most people do not like the taste of Moong dal and think this is very blend and boring but cooking with spinach and spice up with Tadkas it becomes not only tasty and interesting but also increases it nutritional value.
This dal is prepared with Yellow skinned Moong dal and chopped spinach and tempered with onion, garlic, green chilies and tomato tadka and further to add more flavor cumin seed and asafetida tadka is added to it.
Moong palak dal can be really done in quickly we just have to pressure cook dal and spinach and then do the tempering that's all the dal is ready in no time. It is a very good and tasty way to include spinach in our diet.It is a main course dish can be served with rice or chapattis.
This dal is prepared with Yellow skinned Moong dal and chopped spinach and tempered with onion, garlic, green chilies and tomato tadka and further to add more flavor cumin seed and asafetida tadka is added to it.
Moong palak dal can be really done in quickly we just have to pressure cook dal and spinach and then do the tempering that's all the dal is ready in no time. It is a very good and tasty way to include spinach in our diet.It is a main course dish can be served with rice or chapattis.
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Ingredients:
¾ Cup Yellow skinned Moong Dal ½ Cup thawed spinach or half pound fresh spinach ½ Teaspoon turmeric powder 1½ Salt or to your taste 4 Cup of water Ingredients for onion tadka: 1 Small onion – Fine chopped 1 Medium ripe tomato – chopped 2 Medium green chili -chopped 1 Tablespoon of vegetable oil Ingredients for cumin seed tadka: 1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds 1 Pinch of asafetida (Hing) 1 Table spoon vegetable oil Ingredients for hot chili tadka: 2 Teaspoon crushed red chilies or red chili powder 2 Tablespoons melted butter or Ghee Cooking time: 20 Minutes Serving for 4 Cooking measurement conversion Measurement converter |
Yellow skinned Moong Dal
Frozen thawed spinach
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Fresh chopped Spinach
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Direction for cooking dal:
1. In a pressure cooker add dal and wash, changing water several times until the water appears clear and then soak dal in 4 cups of water for 20 to 25 minutes.
2. Once dal is soaked rinse the water out and wash, add thawed spinach or fresh chopped spinach 4 cups of water, turmeric powder and salt and mix, close the lid of the pressure cooker and place the weight on the lid and cook on medium heat.
1. In a pressure cooker add dal and wash, changing water several times until the water appears clear and then soak dal in 4 cups of water for 20 to 25 minutes.
2. Once dal is soaked rinse the water out and wash, add thawed spinach or fresh chopped spinach 4 cups of water, turmeric powder and salt and mix, close the lid of the pressure cooker and place the weight on the lid and cook on medium heat.
In the pressure cooker add Moong Dal
Add Turmeric powder and salt
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Add chopped spinach
Add water and mix
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3. In about 8 to 10 minutes pressure cooker will start steaming, turn the heat down and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Turn the stove off and wait until steam goes down. Different brand of cooker requires different time to cook.
4. While Dal is cooking prepare onion and cumin seed tadka and keep them aside (See below for instructions)
5. Open the pressure cooker and turn the stove on to medium heat, with the cooking spoon stir and mix.
4. While Dal is cooking prepare onion and cumin seed tadka and keep them aside (See below for instructions)
5. Open the pressure cooker and turn the stove on to medium heat, with the cooking spoon stir and mix.
Close the pressure cooker
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Open the pressure cooker
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Mix Dal well
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Add onion Tadka
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6. Add onion tadka and mix and cook, stirring frequently so that dal down not stick to the bottom. If Dal looks thick then add some water.
7. Let the dal cook for 2 to 3 minutes, once onion masala, dal and spinach blend well with each other and you have the desired consistency add cumin seed tadaka. Cook for 2 minutes and turn the stove off.
8. When ready to serve add hot chili tadka.
7. Let the dal cook for 2 to 3 minutes, once onion masala, dal and spinach blend well with each other and you have the desired consistency add cumin seed tadaka. Cook for 2 minutes and turn the stove off.
8. When ready to serve add hot chili tadka.
Add Cumin seed tadka
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Palak Dal with yellow Moong Dal
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Tips:
1. If you wish you can skip onion tadka or any other tadka and alter Dal to your
taste.
2. Use pressure cooker for cooking Dal, otherwise it takes long to cook dal.
Directions for cumin seed Tadka: (Tadka)
1. In a small pan (tadka pan) add 1 tablespoons oil, cumin seeds, and asafetida and fry them for 2 to 3 minutes on medium heat or until cumin seeds become dark brown, turn the heat off.
Directions for onion Tadka: (Tadka)
While dal is cooking prepare the tadka.
1. Heat small frying pan, add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, chopped onions and sauté them on medium high heat for 5 to 6 minutes or until onions become brown, while frequently stirring them.
2. Add chopped tomatoes, chopped green chilies and cook, with the spatula try to mash the tomatoes so that they become soft quickly, in 5 to 6 minutes tomatoes will become soft and blend with onions. Turn the stove off.
Direction for hot chili Tadka: (Hot Oil) (Tadka)
In a small pan (tadka pan) heat 2 tablespoons ghee or melted butter add crushed red chilies or red chili powder and fry them on very low heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until the red chilies fried, turn the heat off.
1. If you wish you can skip onion tadka or any other tadka and alter Dal to your
taste.
2. Use pressure cooker for cooking Dal, otherwise it takes long to cook dal.
Directions for cumin seed Tadka: (Tadka)
1. In a small pan (tadka pan) add 1 tablespoons oil, cumin seeds, and asafetida and fry them for 2 to 3 minutes on medium heat or until cumin seeds become dark brown, turn the heat off.
Directions for onion Tadka: (Tadka)
While dal is cooking prepare the tadka.
1. Heat small frying pan, add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, chopped onions and sauté them on medium high heat for 5 to 6 minutes or until onions become brown, while frequently stirring them.
2. Add chopped tomatoes, chopped green chilies and cook, with the spatula try to mash the tomatoes so that they become soft quickly, in 5 to 6 minutes tomatoes will become soft and blend with onions. Turn the stove off.
Direction for hot chili Tadka: (Hot Oil) (Tadka)
In a small pan (tadka pan) heat 2 tablespoons ghee or melted butter add crushed red chilies or red chili powder and fry them on very low heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until the red chilies fried, turn the heat off.
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Moong Dal Toor Dal (Arhar Dal)
Chana Dal Panchratan Dal
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Masoor Dal Ma Ki Dal (Black Urad Dal)
Moong Dal Toor Dal (Arhar Dal)
Chana Dal Panchratan Dal
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Thank you
Geeta Seth
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Geeta Seth
