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December 19, 2011

Dal Palak Recipe With Masoor Dal - Spinach Dal For Roti & Rice

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I tried this dal palak recipe from Mrs. Mallika badrinath’s kurma book. I have tried with masoor dal. I googled so many recipes before trying this one but I found most of the recipes used toor dal / moong dal . I used masoor dal as mentioned in the cookbook.It’s a nice combination for roti. I made slight changes in the actual recipe according to our taste buds. Lets see how to make Dal palak with masoor dal / Spinach Dal Recipe.
dal palak

INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 200ml
  • Masoor dal – 1/4 cup
  • Palak / Pasalai keerai – 2 bunches  (hope u all the know the size we get in india) (roughly 2-3 cups after chopping)
  • Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
  • Salt and water – As needed,
To grind
  • Green chilly – 2 –3 nos
  • Ginger – 1 inch piece
To temper
  • Cinnamon – 1 small piece
  • Cloves – 2 nos
  • Methi seeds – 1/4 tsp
  • Jeera – 1/2 tsp
  • Red chilly – 1 no (pinched into two)
  • Garlic cloves – 5 nos (chopped finely)
  • Big onion – 1 no (chopped)
  • Tomato – 2 nos (-do-)
  • Curry leaves – a few
METHOD
  • Pressure cook masoor dal and palak with turmeric powder for 2 –3 whistles. The dal should be mushy.
  • Grind the ingredients given under “grind” to make a smooth paste by adding required water.
  • Now heat a kadai and temper all the items given above in the same order.
  • Add onions and tomatoes and saute till tomato turns mushy.
  • Add the ground masala and saute well for few mins.
  • Then add the cooked masoor dal & palak mixture and add the required water .
  • Allow it to boil well for few minutes.
Serve with roti.!!
Note: If u want to serve this for rice , just omit the cinnamon & cloves and try the same.



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32 comments :

Ramya said...

What a lovely looking dal..Ultimate Comfort food:-)

Chitra said...

Thanks ramya :)

Ganga Sreekanth said...

my fav...Looks soo yummy!!

hemalata said...

Healthy and yummy dal,looks very delicious.

Priya Suresh said...

Healthy and super comforting dal..

Sayantani Mahapatra Mudi said...

this is a regular dish for our winter table. nutritous and delicious.

Sensible Vegetarian said...

Super delicious comfort food, I love your kitchen clinic kudos to your efforts.

Santosh Bangar said...

healthy and tasty dal

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chef and her kitchen said...

nice n comforting dal...

Vanamala Hebbar said...

Lovely dal...

Nisa Homey said...

My favorite comfort food...love it

hotpotcooking said...

lovely dal and nice explanation on the benefits of dal

Recipe world said...

Looks delicious n healthy..nice recipe dear :)

Cham said...

I haven't used masoor dhal with spinach, the keerai should be a nice gravy for rice too!

Poornima Nair said...

I could just have this as soup, healthy dal, looks great!

Nisha said...

Nice dal and i really enjoyed reading about the masoor dal.

Sushma Mallya said...

Very nice recipe,Would love to try this one...healthy as well as yummy

Sangeetha M said...

very delicious recipe and thanks for the info abt, masoor dal...love it!!

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yummy n healthy dal..comfort food!
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Christy Gerald said...

Healthy and real yumm.Luv this dhal palak

Saraswathy Balakrishnan said...

a perfect side dish for any kind of rots:)

Suja Manoj said...

Healthy and comforting dal..yum

Torviewtoronto said...

delicious combination looks wonderful

Asiya @ Chocolate & Chillies said...

Love daal and palak..great recipe!

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Shanthi Krishnakumar said...

Lovely presentation. Looks flavourful and delicious

Prathima Rao said...

Healthy, hearty daal...well presented ;)
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Gayathri NG said...

Healthy n delicious curry perfect with hot rice n rotis...

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

yummy and healthy!

NiVi said...

thank you for your comment chitra.. your blog is very nice.. especially the kitchen clinic is very nice.. i like dal soup and yours is tempting :)

Deeps @ Naughty Curry said...

i love dal.. the palak makes it all the more appetising. i liked the extra health pointers u have written in the end.. very informative