Spinach dal (palak dal, palak soppina bele saaru)

Name: Spinach dal (palak dal, palak soppina bele saaru)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Fresh Spinach Leaves - 1 bunch, washed & chopped; Tuar Dal (lentil) - 1/4 cup; Masur Dal - 1/4 cup; Garlic Cloves - 3-4, crushed; Green Chilli - 2-3, slit into half; Onion - 1 medium, sliced lengthwise; Fenugreek Seeds (methi seeds)- 1/4 teaspoon; Cumin Seeds - 1 teaspoon; Dry Red Chilli - 2, broken; Turmeric Powder - 1 teaspoon; Salt to Taste; Water as required; Pepper Powder - 1 teaspoon; Cumin Powder - 1 teaspoon; Asafoetida (Hing) - a pinch; Oil or Ghee - 1/2 tablespoon

Other

Very Easy

25 min

Preparation

Preparation10 min

Cook time15 min

Empty the thoroughly washed & chopped Palak leaves into the cooker.
Also add the washed lentils (dal). Add cloves, green chilli, onion, methi seeds, salt to taste and enough water for all the veggies to cook & for the gravy.
Let the whistles blow enough to cook the veggies well. Once it's done, keep the cooker aside & wait till the pressure is released.
Once it is done remove the lid of the cooker & churn the whole cooked preparation with the help of a whisk, lightly so as to mash the cooked lentil or the dal & the veggies.
Heat oil or ghee in a pan or wok, and add cumin seeds & allow it to splutter. Once done add the broken dry red chilli. Now add the cumin powder, the pepper powder, turmeric powder & Asafoetida (heeng).
After this add the cooked & whisked dal preparation. Mix it well & add water if the dal is very thick & salt too accordingly.