Palak Moong Dal (Dal Palak Recipe) – very quick and easy to make HEALTHY recipe made from spinach and yellow moong dal (split green gram).
This dal palak recipe requires very minimal ingredients. Still it tastes very delicious and flavorful.
I do make many dal recipes which include greens like methi dal, beet greens dal, dill leaves dal. This is one good way to include green leafy vegetables in your diet. This kind of dal is perfect for those kids who do not like to eat greens as a side dish.
Please adjust the chili if making for kids.
This palak moong dal tastes best when it served with plain rice. But sometimes I like to have it as a soup as such.
Check out more dal recipes using moong dal
Moong dal tadka // Moong dal fry // Chilkewali moong dal // Whole green moong dal
How to make Moong Dal Palak recipe (Step by Step Photos):
1) Wash moong dal in a running cold water until water runs clear.
2) Add into pressure cooker with 1 ½ cups of water and cook it for 2 whistles on medium heat. Let the pressure go down by itself, open the cover and keep the dal aside.
3) Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat.Once hot add cumin seeds. Let them sizzle.
4) Add ginger paste, garlic paste and green chilies. Stir and cook it for 1 minute.
5) Add onions and salt. Mix well.
6) Cook them till they are light brown.
7) Add turmeric powder and red chili powder.
8) Mix well and cook for a minute.
9) Add chopped spinach.
10) Mix well. Cook it for 1 minute or till it is wilted.
11) Add cooked dal and 1 cup of water.
12) Mix well. Let it come to boil and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes.
13) Finally add lemon juice and mix.
14) Turn off the stove heat and serve hot.
If not serving right away then keep the pan covered to keep the dal warm for some time.
Serving suggestion: Dal palak can be served with plain rice or jeera rice or mild flavored pulao (e.g. veg pulao, matar pulao). It can be served as a side with paratha or roti.
Dal Palak Recipe (Palak Moong Dal Recipe)
Moong dal palak recipe - quick, easy to make and healthy dal tastes best with rice.
Ingredients (1 cup = 240 ml)
For pressure cooking:
- ¾ cup Yellow moong dal (split and skinless)
- 1 ½ cups Water
For Palak Dal Rrecipe:
- 2 tablespoons Oil
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 2 teaspoons Ginger paste or freshly grated or crushed
- 2 teaspoons Garlic paste or freshly grated
- 2 Green chilies finely chopped
- 1 medium Onion chopped
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon Red chili powder
- 1 ½ cups Spinach (palak) chopped (about 50 leaves)
- 1 cup Water
- 2 teaspoons Lemon juice
- Salt to taste
Instructions
Boiling the dal:
- Wash moong dal in a running cold water until water runs clear.
- Add into pressure cooker with 1 ½ cups of water and cook it for 2 whistles on medium heat.
- Let the pressure go down by itself, open the cover and keep the dal aside.
Making moong dal palak recipe:
Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat and add cumin seeds. Let them sizzle.
Add ginger paste, garlic paste and green chilies and cook for 1 minute.
Mix in salt and onions, cook them till they are light brown.
Add turmeric powder and red chili powder, mix and cook for a minute.
Add chopped spinach and cook for 1-2 minutes.
Add cooked dal and 1 cup of water.
- Mix well. Let it come to boil and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Finally add lemon juice and mix.
- Turn off the heat and serve hot.
Notes
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
Mahathev Krishna
Hi Kanan, It was always the same Spinach peretal so surfed thru the recipes and prepared this Dhal Palak. It was so aromatic and super tasty. I mixed a spoonful of Ghee with my oil.
I live in Seremban Malaysia and all varieties of herbs and spices are available in the India shop called Madura.
Always eating the Malaysian way of cooking Indian dishes, I am beginning to cook real Indian and I love it so much. It is a great way to slowly becoming a vegetarian.
Will check on your other recipes. Thank you so much, Kanan.
Kanan
Thank you Mahathev Krishna for the review.
Glad to know that you liked this dal. And hope you enjoy my other recipes as well
Dipal PAtel
Thanks… I made it today. It was delicious .. !!
Kanan
Glad to know that you liked it.
Sonal
It was awesome, simply awesome. My children loved it. Seven stars xx
Kanan
great. Thank you Sonal for positive review
Richie
Hi kanan liked your plan soup looks good and the best part is your pictures with recipes written so well I will definitely try tomorrow and let you know I am very bad in cooking so tryin to improve myself thanks for unconditional support
Kanan
Happy that pics are helpful to you. Hope you make it and like it
Sandra
Hi Kanan,
I have cooked this delicious Moong Dal Palak. This recipe is a delightful discovery to me.
Thank you very much for sharing and for giving such precise intsructions (pictures included). As a portuguese, I am not so familiar with Indian cuisine but this soup is really one of the best I have had.
I hope you don’t mind me having translated it into portuguese an spanich in my blog http://ascoresdossabores.blogspot.com.es/2015/04/moong-dal-palak-feijao-moong-com.html
You can have a look at the pictures.
I will keep on following your recipes and thank you once again
Regards
Sandra
Kanan
Glad to hear that recipe is helpful and you liked it. Thanks for constructive and positive feedback.
I don’t understand that language but Your dal palak pics look good .
Jigna
I like your all recipes and also stepwise instructions too esp with photos which is very easy for everyone.
Thanks:)
Kanan
Thank you Jigna.
Kaveri
Very yummy and flavorful dal…a great way to sneak in greens in our meals.
Anonymous
Had this for lunch yesterday with rice…Your bowl of dal looks very yum…very nicely explained in step wise pictures.
Gayathri
yummy , healthy and delicious dhal ….
Swathi
Moong dal with spinach looks delicious.
Cham
Such a comfy food- great with roti and rice!
Rasya Srinath
i like the addition of palak..:)
Hema
Looks awesome, very nice pictures and step wise instructions, following U on facebook Kanan..
Kanan
Thank you for following.