DAL PALAK LASOONI

DAL PALAK LASOONI


The first question is do you like garlic or not? Since garlic has medicinal properties, I try to use garlic whenever suitable in the dishes I make. If you love garlic, as I do, you will relish this dish made of lentils and spinach with a distinctive flavour of garlic.

 It is best served with rotis and chappatis. What I liked best is the rich aroma of garlic that emanates from the dish.

Ingredients: 

• Tur Dal/Arhar Dal, (Split Red Gram), 1 cup 
• Palak, (Spinach), 2 cups
• Tomato, 1
• Onion,1
• Ginger, chopped, 1/2 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder, 1/2 to 3/4 tsp, as per taste
• Turmeric Powder, 1/4 tsp
• Salt, to taste

For Tempering:

• Cumin Seeds, 1/2 tsp
• Garlic, chopped, 2  pods
• Oil, 1 tbsp 

For Garnishing:

• Garlic, 2-3 pods, finely chopped and sauteed

Method:

Wash the palak in several changes of water and chop. Keep aside

Chop the onion, tomato, and ginger. Keep aside

Chop 2-3 pods of garlic, saute them in oil and keep aside for garnishing.

Cook the tur dal in a pressure cooker and keep aside.

In a thick-bottomed kadhai, add oil and when it gets heated add the cumin seeds. When they sizzle, add the chopped garlic and ginger and saute till you get a good aroma

Add the chopped onion and saute 

Next,add the red chilli powder and turmeric powder and mix well

Add the chopped tomato and saute till it becomes soft

Add the chopped palak and salt and mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes or till the palak is nearly done
Now add the cooked dal and water enough to give you the right consistency (1 and 1/2 to 2 cups)
Check for salt

Cook on low flame, uncovered, for about 10 minutes

Garnish with finely chopped and sauteed garlic