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Dal Palak Recipe / Palak Dal (Spinach Dal)

July 31, 2012 by Sharmilee J 33 Comments

I am a bad eater when it comes to veggies and my mother always had trouble in feeding me greens. When I started feeding my daughter, I made sure she took greens as a part of her diet and thank god she likes green when its with dal so keerai kootu is often made. Dal Palak sounds to me like a north indian version of keerai kootu 🙂 It is very humble looking but the burst of flavour with greens, dhal and to add on ghee tadka – its finger licking good , I would say.

Dal Palak Recipe

Dal Palak Recipe  – Ingredients
  • Palak – 1 bunch (2 cups tightly packed)
  • Toor Dal – 1/2 cup
  • Onion – 1 medium sized finely chopped
  • Garlic – 1 tbsp chopped
  • Tomato – 1
  • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Red Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp (optional)
  • Salt – to taste
To Temper:
  • Ghee – 2 tsp
  • Oil – 1/2 tsp
  • Mustard Seeds – 3/4 tsp
  • Jeera – 1/2 tsp
  • Hing – a generous pinch
  • Curry leaves – few
  • Red Chilli -1
Dal Palak Recipe
Method:
1.Pressure cook toor dhal upto 4-5 whistles until mushy with turmeric powder and salt. Then mash it up with  a laddle and set aside. Heat ghee and add the items under ‘to temper’ table and allow it to splutter.
Palak Dal Recipe - Step1
2.Then add garlic, onion and saute till golden brown. Then add tomato and saute till raw smell of tomato leaves and is mushy.Wash palak and add it to the tempered items.
Palak Dal Recipe - Step2

3.Saute till it shrinks in size. Add red chilli powder and transfer this to the cooked dhal. and give a stir.Allow it to cook for 3-5mins in low flame.

Palak Dal Recipe - Step3
4.Then mash it up with a laddle to combine well. Allow it for a boil and switch it off as per your required consistency.
Palak Dal Recipe - Step4

Serve hot with a dollop of ghee with rice – tastes divine. Any one who doesnt like spinach , am sure they will change their mind once they taste this like me 🙂

Palak Dal Recipe
My Notes:
  • You can try this dal with any other variety of spinach too.
  • The measurement of dal and greens can be altered as per your choice.
Palak Dal Recipe

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Comments

  1. Jyoti Agrawal says

    July 31, 2012 at 3:08 pm

    Wow !! looks tempting.

    Reply
  2. Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says

    July 31, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    wow… so delicious i too love it very much with dal n keerai…
    VIRUNTHU UNNA VAANGA

    Reply
  3. Kadhyaa says

    July 31, 2012 at 3:13 pm

    droolworthy 🙂 love this greens and lentil combination

    Reply
  4. Lavi says

    July 31, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    love the second last picture! and the clicks are good different from each other. and well worth the work you put in!!

    palak dal is my favourite. and i cook this so often!

    Reply
  5. Shama Nagarajan says

    July 31, 2012 at 3:40 pm

    inviting dear…can have it anytime

    Reply
  6. Archana says

    July 31, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    yum this is different from what I make but will love this.

    Reply
  7. APARNARAJESHKUMAR says

    July 31, 2012 at 4:44 pm

    i was suppose to post it 🙂 same pinch 🙂

    Reply
  8. Valarmathi Sanjeev says

    July 31, 2012 at 5:40 pm

    yummy and healthy one…looks delicious.

    Reply
  9. Sobha Shyam says

    July 31, 2012 at 7:40 pm

    cute clicks, loved that vessel…this is my comfort food 🙂

    Reply
  10. Follow foodie says

    July 31, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    Looks yum

    http://www.followfoodiee.com/

    Reply
  11. Shabitha Karthikeyan says

    July 31, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    We are great fans of greens. I love this dish so much. The picture with the dal in a cup with a plate of rice looks so good and tempting !!

    Reply
  12. Suja Manoj says

    July 31, 2012 at 11:33 pm

    Healthy and tempting dal,love the color and presentation.

    Reply
  13. sree says

    August 1, 2012 at 4:20 am

    hi.. nice recipe. i have one doubt. i.e., adding tomatoes with palak is not at all good as i heard. i donno what exactly wrong with that. so i skip tomatoes with palak everytime. nice clicks.. thatnk u.

    Reply
  14. Vardhini says

    August 1, 2012 at 4:46 am

    I never say no to spinach and dal. Looks yummy.

    Vardhini
    Event: Rice

    Reply
  15. Aarthi says

    August 1, 2012 at 6:36 am

    yummy dal palak

    Reply
  16. Nandita SS says

    August 1, 2012 at 6:51 am

    This is one of the most comforting Dals ever. Loved it 🙂

    Reply
  17. jeyashrisuresh says

    August 1, 2012 at 8:10 am

    Never tried palak in this way though my sister makes this version sometimes. Looks tempting

    Reply
  18. Rachana says

    August 1, 2012 at 9:13 am

    Thats such a comforting meal. Ric and palak ki dal…yumm!!!!

    Reply
  19. Chitra says

    August 1, 2012 at 10:12 am

    I too make the same way but i add tamarind extract. We love it 🙂

    Reply
  20. Prathibha says

    August 2, 2012 at 2:37 am

    I love palak and is my favorite green..ur dal looks nice

    Reply
  21. RAKS KITCHEN says

    August 2, 2012 at 6:04 am

    I make this often now a days and wanted to post too 🙂 looks perfectly done!

    Reply
  22. dassana says

    August 2, 2012 at 10:23 pm

    dal palak is a regular at my place. nice clicks sharmi

    Reply
  23. Nithya says

    August 6, 2012 at 7:33 am

    Lovely recipe.. My athai makes this almost all the week in the name of Pappu. I love it so much 🙂

    Reply
  24. Safa Basheer says

    September 14, 2012 at 10:46 am

    Tried this recipe and it was finger-licking good just as you promised 🙂

    Reply
  25. Janani says

    October 10, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    I am hungry by just looking at your picture lovely site.

    Reply
  26. Janani says

    October 10, 2012 at 2:07 pm

    I am hungry by just looking at your picture lovely site.

    Reply
  27. shally says

    February 27, 2013 at 3:24 am

    Lovely Recipe and I was happy that My kid and Hubby finally had Greens which was not possible all this time. Thank you.

    Reply
  28. Nanditha Bhari says

    May 26, 2014 at 7:31 pm

    hai, nd just loved this dal. All thanks to you. i just followed the steps from your recipe.

    my husba

    Reply
  29. Nanditha Bhari says

    May 26, 2014 at 7:32 pm

    hi thanks for the recipe. All credit for you. My husband just loved it

    Reply
  30. Ambika Manikantan says

    January 7, 2015 at 1:40 pm

    Super

    Reply
  31. Ambika Manikantan says

    January 7, 2015 at 1:41 pm

    Super

    Reply
  32. Ranjani Sundar says

    September 3, 2015 at 8:03 pm

    Will this one goes with chappathi too ?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      September 4, 2015 at 1:26 am

      Yes!

      Reply

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