Arhar Dal Palak aka dal palak is a simple and nutritious dal made with
Skinned and split pigeon peas is also called Toor dal, Tuvar dal, Thuvaram Paruppu, Kandhi Pappu in India. It is one of the most common dal prepared in Indian homes. A major source of vegetarian protein. It is also high in fiber. Hence good for digestion.
The combination of toor dal and spinach is a healthy up-gradation to the plain dal.
Making this dal palak recipe is so easy, you only need to do is pressure cook the dal and palak together and give it a
The spinach dal has to be slightly thick. Hence it is important to make sure you don't add too much water while cooking. No ghee/clarified butter has been added here. I love to keep this light. Feel free to use ghee or butter if you like. The addition of dry red chili is optional. Adjust heat as per your taste buds.
This palak dal will complement most of the Indian meal and will go perfectly with rice, roti, paratha, or naan.
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Recipe
Arhar Dal Palak | Spinach Dal
Ingredients
For cooking the dal
- 1 cup arhar dal/toor dal/split pigeon peas
- 250 grams palak/spinach
- 2.5 cups water
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon salt or as required
- ½ teaspoon oil
For tadka/tempering
- 3 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 medium-sized onion finely chopped
- 6-7 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 green chili chopped
- 1 medium-sized tomato finely chopped
- 1 dry red chili optional
- ¼ teaspoon salt or as required
- ¼ teaspoon asafoetida/hing
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
Instructions
Preparing the dal
- Wash arhar dal properly and soak it in water for half an hour.
- Clean and wash the spinach leaves very well in running water. Drain all excess water. Then trim the palak leaves, chop them roughly, and set aside.
- Drain water from the dal and transfer to a pressure cooker. Add chopped spinach, salt, turmeric powder, oil, and water. Now cook for 3 whistles over a medium flame.
- Once done turn off the flame and let the cooker releases its pressure.
Tempering the Dal palak
- Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds.
- Once cumin seeds start spluttering add chopped garlic and saute for few seconds.
- Add chopped onion and chopped green chili.
- Stir continuously until the onions turn slightly golden.
- Add chopped tomatoes, salt, asafoetida, and dry red chili. Saute for some seconds. Then cover and cook for a minute until tomatoes soften.
- Once done fry for a minute more. Then add red chili powder. Stir to mix and immediately add pressure cooked dal and palak.
- Stir to mix and adjust seasoning.
- Turn off the flame. Dal palak is ready to serve. Serve hot with piping hot rice, roti, or paratha.
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Danielle Wolter
The flavors in this sound incredible. Def something I would like to try making in the future!
Danielle@wenthere8this.com
The flavors in this look absolutely incredible. Def something I want to try!
Gloria Duggan
I am all about trying the flavours of the world. This sounds wonderful. I can imagine the aroma as this cooks. What a great dinner any night of the week.
Amanda
I love anything with a good chili flavor, so this sounds perfect for me. Definitely giving this a try soon!
Tara
What a flavorful and beautiful looking dish. I can't wait to try this on a cold winter's day like today!
Stine Mari
The flavors here sounds fantastic together. I would love to give this spinach dal a try!
kacielmorgan
This reminds me of something I tried in India a couple of years ago. What an authentic dish! I'd love to taste it.
jeannette9712gmailcom
I am pretty sure the flavors pop in this soup. Anything with split pigeon peas has the best flavor. I am Puerto Rican and we use them for rice and the flavor is like none other.
Candiss | Lost Not Found
This dal sound so easy and delicious. I love al the spices together and this would be perfect for a cold winter night
Jorina Fontelera
I love Indian food, especially dal and palak dishes. This is fantastic.
Kelly Anthony
I've never had dal but I'm always up for trying new things. Thanks for sharing this flavorful recipe!
Jacqueline Debono
This dal recipe is great. It sounds simple to make and very flavourful. Def one to try!
cheesecurdinparadise
I would love this over a little rice with some naan. What a delicious and flavorful recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Geetanjali
The pleasure is all mine😊 Thanks for connecting!
Ritesh Sharma
You make my day, the way you explain, it will be so easy to make it.
Thanks for sharing