Spinach Dal recipe with step by step photos. Spinach is one of the healthy ingredient and when it combined with Dal gives more goodness. This is one recipe which I use to make my hubby eat Spinach. He never eats spinach before marriage and I am really happy that he started eating now. Spinach along with Steamed Rice and spicy potato fry is one of my favourite combo. Now lets’ see how to prepare Spinach Dal.
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1. Wash the spinach bunch and chop them into small pieces. In a pressure cooker add the chopped spinach ,green chilli ,garlic pods along with onion , tomato , Toor Dal and then very little water.
2. Pressure cook for 4 whistles. Wait till the pressure get released and then open the cooker.
3. Mash the dal with a ladle and then extract tamarind water and add it to the mashed dal and spinach .Mix well and add the required salt.
4. In a pan add in oil to this add in Cumin seeds and Dry red chilli let them splutter.
5ha. Now add the Spinach dal mixture and give a good mix. Finally add Turmeric powder and cook for 5 mins in a low flame and switch off the stove.
I served my Spinach Dal along with Steamed Rice and Potato puttu .
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Spinach Dal | Keerai Parupu Masiyal
Spinach is one of the healthy ingredient and when it combined with Dal gives more goodness.
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Servings: 4
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Ingredients
- Spinach / Keerai – 1 bunch
- Toor Dal – ½ cup
- Onion – 1
- Tomato – 1
- Green Chilli – 2
- Garlic pods – 5
- Tamarind – 1 amla sized ball
- Salt as needed
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Instructions
- Wash the spinach bunch and chop them into small pieces. In a pressure cooker add the chopped spinach ,green chilli ,garlic pods along with onion , tomato , Toor Dal and then very little water.
- Pressure cook for 4 whistles. Wait till the pressure get released and then open the cooker.
- Mash the dal with a ladle and then extract tamarind water and add it to the mashed dal and spinach .Mix well and add the required salt.
- In a pan add in oil to this add in Cumin seeds and Dry red chilli let them splutter.
- Now add the Spinach dal mixture and give a good mix. Finally add Turmeric powder and cook for 5 mins in a low flame and switch off the stove.
Notes
· Any Spinach variety can be used for this Recipe.
· Preferably Amaranth Leaves Siru Keerai.
· Instead of adding toor dal fully you can also add half and half of tour dal and Moong Dal.
· Make sure you add very less water while cooking the greens.
· Serve with Rice and any spicy Poriyal
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