Dal Palak is a healthy dish made from Lentils and spinach. This recipe is most popular in India and it is very easy and simple dish you can prepare within 30 mins. This dish can be made in different ways, here I have prepared this dal Palak using green chillies, tomato and cumin powder. It goes well with roti and steamed rice.
Ingredients:
- Toor dal – 1cup (approx. 150 grams)
- Chopped Spinach/Palak -2 cups
- Green chillies- 3
- Chopped Tomatoes-2
- Cumin powder/jeera powder- 1tsp
- Urad dal-½tsp
- Mustard seeds-½ tsp
- Turmeric powder-½tsp
- Curry leaves a strand
- Salt to taste
- Oil-3tbsp
Preparation:
1. Wash and soak the dal in water for five minutes.
2. Transfer the dal into a pressure cooker and add water until the dal is fully immersed.
3. Cook for 3 to 4 whistles or until the dal becomes soft and mushy.
4. Next, mash the dal using the back of a spoon and keep aside.
5. Heat a pan with oil, add mustard and Urad Dal. when they crackle add curry leaves along with the slit green chillies.
6. Next, add the chopped tomatoes along with turmeric powder and stir everything well. Cover and cook until the tomatoes are mushy.
7. Add the chopped spinach and sauté for 2 minutes then cover and cook for 5 minutes.
8. Then add the mashed dal and mix well with the spinach. Add ½- 1cup of water and season it with required salt.
Note: Adjust water according to the consistency you want the dal
9. Finally, add the cumin powder and mix well. Cook on low flame for 5 minutes.
10. Transfer the dal into a serving bowl and serve hot with your favourite roti or steamed rice.
📖 Recipe
Dal Palak Recipe | Spinach Curry
Ingredients
- Toor dal – 1cup approx. 150 grams
- Chopped Spinach/Palak -2 cups
- Green chillies- 3
- Chopped Tomatoes-2
- Cumin powder/jeera powder- 1tsp
- Urad dal-½tsp
- Mustard seeds-½ tsp
- Turmeric powder-½tsp
- Curry leaves a strand
- Salt to taste
- Oil-3tbsp
Instructions
- Wash and soak the dal in water for five minutes.
- Transfer the dal into a pressure cooker and add water until the dal is fully immersed.
- Cook for 3 to 4 whistles or until the dal becomes soft and mushy.
- Mash the dal using the back of a spoon and keep aside.
- Heat a pan with oil, add mustard and Urad Dal. when they crackle add curry leaves along with the slit green chilies.
- Next add the chopped tomatoes along with turmeric powder and stir everything well. Cover and cook until the tomatoes are mushy.
- Add the chopped spinach and sauté for 2 minutes then cover and cook for 5 minutes.
- Then add the mashed dal and mix well with the spinach. Add ½- 1cup of water and season it with required salt.
- Note: Adjust water according to the consistency you want the dal
- Finally, add the cumin powder and mix well. Cook on low flame for 5 minutes.
- Transfer the dal into a serving bowl and serve hot with your favourite roti or steamed rice.
Nothing can beat this dal palak, serve me with some hot piping rice and papads, i can sit and have without any fuss.
This is one of our favourite dal & we usually made once in a week. Looks so inviting and delicious share.
I often prepare dal palak and this is one of our comfort meal to enjoy any day...looks good
Nothing like a large comforting bowl of dal and with palak, "sone pe suhaga"! Love it!
Dal palak is regular affair at my place as we Sindhi's love this. This is so nutrient rich and quick to make.
Yours look so delicious.
My most favourite comfort food! It tastes amazing with both rice and roti or even on its own as soup. Lovely, heartwarming recipe!
It is very difficult to resist a comforting bowl of dal palak. I simply love this curry with rice.
I make spinach dal at least once a week but the procedure I follow is different though...will try your way once
Dal palak is one of my favorite things to eat. So healthy and simple. Love the step by step instructions you have given 🙂
Dal palak is one of my favorite things to eat. I love to add spinach whereever I can. Looks so tempting
Very nutritious option for everyday food.. rice or roti goes well with both. This looks so tempting!!
This is one of most frequently made daal in my house, comforting and tasty daal with rice make me so happy!
We love dal palak at home, nice way to include some greens into the kids diet 😀 That looks like a comforting bowl of goodness 🙂