Dhaba Style Palak Dal | Dal Palak
Dal Palak is another famous Dal recipe from the North Indian Cuisine . It goes well with Roti or Parathas.
Servings: 4
Calories:
Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml
Ingredients
To Pressure Cook:
- Toor Dal – ½ cup
- Salt a pinch
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Other Ingredients :
- Palak – 1 bunch or 2 cups tightly packed
- Ghee – 1 tbsp
- Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
- Minced ginger garlic – 1 tbsp
- Onion – 1
- Tomato – 1
- Salt as needed
- Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
- Garam Masala – ½ tsp
To Temper:
- Ghee – 1 tbsp
- Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
- Dry Red Chilli – 4
- Ginger slices – few
- Hing /Asafetida a generous pinch
Instructions
- In a cooker add-in the Toor Dal, Salt, Turmeric powder and the required water.
- Pressure cook for 4 whistles in high flame and 2 whistles in a low flame and switch off. Once the pressure subsides open the cooker and mash the dal set aside. Chop and clean the palak and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan , once it is hot add in the Cumin seeds let them splutter and then add in the minced ginger-garlic cook till the raw smell leaves and then add in the onions. Sauté till glossy.
- Next add in the tomatoes and cook till it leaves oil. Next, add in the Chopped Palak.
- Cook till it shrinks and done fully. Next add in the Red Chilli powder, Garam Masala, turmeric powder and salt. Mix well. Also in the mashed dal.
- Check for salt and spice and mix everything together and cover cook 5 mins or till the masala is mixed well and the raw smell leaves.
- Heat ghee in a pan to add-in mustard seeds. Sliced Ginger, Hing, and Dry Red Chilli. Pour the tadka to the Palak Dal and serve hot.
Notes
· Serve with hot rice or Roti.
· Don’t repace ghee with oil as it gives a very nice taste.
· Make sure the palak is fully cooked before you add the Dal.
· Don’t repace ghee with oil as it gives a very nice taste.
· Make sure the palak is fully cooked before you add the Dal.
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