Dal Palak Recipe (Palak Moong Dal Recipe)
Moong dal palak recipe - quick, easy to make and healthy dal tastes best with rice.
Servings 3 Servings
Calories 260kcal
Ingredients
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 Red 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 12.3g | Fat: 9.6g | Saturated Fat: 1.3g | Sodium: 429mg | Potassium: 200mg | Fiber: 8.6g | Sugar: 3.7g | Vitamin A: 1700IU | Vitamin C: 12.4mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 21.4mg
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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