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    Dal Palak Recipe

    Last Updated On: Nov 29, 2024 by Sharmilee J

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    Dal Palak is a comforting side dish made by cooking dal with palak, onion, garlic, tomato and tempering spices. Dal Palak is a tastier form of palak that can be relished with roti, chapati and rice meal. Learn to make Dal Palak with step by step pictures.

    dal palak served with rice

    I was a bad eater when it comes to vegetables during my childhood 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.

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    • About Dal Palak
    • Dal Palak Ingredients
    • How to make Dal Palak Step by Step
    • Expert Tips
    • Serving and Storage
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    About Dal Palak

    Dal Palak is palak cooked with dal, onion, tomato, garlic and tempering spices and herbs. This is one of the tastiest side dish for rice or roti. Rice with dal palak and ghee is such a tasty combination, do try this and enjoy!

    Dal Palak sounds to me like a North Indian version of keerai kootu. It is very humble looking but the burst of flavor with greens, dal and to add on ghee tadka – its finger licking good, I would say. Any one who doesn’t like spinach , am sure they will change their mind once they taste this like me.

    dal palak served with rice

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    Dal Palak Ingredients

    • Palak – Palak greens is the main ingredient for dal palak.
    • Toor Dal – Toor dal is cooked until mushy and added.
    • Onion, Garlic – Onion and garlic is chopped finely and sautéed.
    • Tomato – Tomato is chopped and added.
    • Spice powders – Turmeric powder and red chili powders are added.
    • Tempering – A tempering is made using oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, red chilies and hing.

    How to make Dal Palak Step by Step

    1.Pressure cook toor dal up to 4 whistles until mushy with turmeric powder and salt. Then mash it up with  a ladle and set aside. Heat ghee and add the items under ‘to temper’ table and allow it to splutter.

    dal palak step1

    2.Then add garlic, onion and saute till golden. Then add tomato and saute till raw smell of tomato leaves and is mushy. Wash palak and add it to the tempered items.

    dal palak step2

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

    dal palak step3

    4.Then mash it up with a ladle to combine well. Allow it for a boil and switch it off as per your required consistency.

    dal palak step4

    Serve hot with a dollop of ghee with rice – tastes divine.

    dal palak served with rice

    Expert Tips

    • You can try this dal with any other variety of spinach too.
    • The consistency should be thick and creamy.
    • The measurement of dal and greens can be altered as per your choice.
    • You can even add 2 tablespoon coconut paste to make it more thick.

    Serving and Storage

    Dal Palak can be served with rice, roti etc. This curry keeps well in fridge for 2 days, reheat and serve it.

    dal palak served with rice

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    Dal Palak Recipe

    Dal Palak is a comforting side dish made by cooking dal with palak, onion, garlic, tomato and tempering spices. Dal Palak is a tastier form of palak that can be relished with roti, chapati and rice meal. Learn to make Dal Palak with step by step pictures.
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time30 minutes mins
    Total Time45 minutes mins
    Servings2 people
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    • 1 bunch palak ~2 cups tightly packed
    • 1/2 cup toor dal
    • 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
    • 1 tablespoon garlic chopped
    • 1 tomato
    • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
    • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder optional
    • salt to taste

    To Temper:

    • 2 teaspoon ghee
    • 1 teaspoon oil
    • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
    • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
    • 1 generous pinch hing
    • few curry leaves
    • 1 red chili

    Instructions

    • Pressure cook toor dal up to 4 whistles until mushy with turmeric powder and salt. Then mash it up with  a ladle and set aside. Heat ghee and add the items under ‘to temper’ table and allow it to splutter.
    • Then add garlic, onion and saute till golden. Then add tomato and saute till raw smell of tomato leaves and is mushy. Wash palak and add it to the tempered items.
    • Saute till it shrinks in size. Add red chili powder and transfer this to the cooked dal. and give a stir. Allow it to cook for 3-5 minutes in low flame.
    • Then mash it up with a ladle to combine well. Allow it for a boil and switch it off as per your required consistency.

    Notes

    • You can try this dal with any other variety of spinach too.
    • The consistency should be thick and creamy.
    • The measurement of dal and greens can be altered as per your choice.
    • You can even add 2 tablespoon coconut paste to make it more thick.
    Nutrition Facts
    Dal Palak Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (100 g)
    Calories 264 Calories from Fat 72
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 8g12%
    Saturated Fat 3g19%
    Trans Fat 0.01g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 2g
    Cholesterol 13mg4%
    Sodium 1152mg50%
    Potassium 1162mg33%
    Carbohydrates 39g13%
    Fiber 12g50%
    Sugar 6g7%
    Protein 15g30%
    Vitamin A 16504IU330%
    Vitamin C 186mg225%
    Calcium 246mg25%
    Iron 7mg39%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Comments

    1. Jyoti Agrawal

      July 31, 2012 at 3:08 pm

      Wow !! looks tempting.

      Reply
    2. Kadhyaa

      July 31, 2012 at 3:13 pm

      droolworthy 🙂 love this greens and lentil combination

      Reply
    3. Lavi

      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
    4. Shama Nagarajan

      July 31, 2012 at 3:40 pm

      inviting dear…can have it anytime

      Reply
    5. Archana

      July 31, 2012 at 3:55 pm

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

      Reply
    6. APARNARAJESHKUMAR

      July 31, 2012 at 4:44 pm

      i was suppose to post it 🙂 same pinch 🙂

      Reply
    7. Valarmathi Sanjeev

      July 31, 2012 at 5:40 pm

      yummy and healthy one…looks delicious.

      Reply
    8. Sobha Shyam

      July 31, 2012 at 7:40 pm

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

      Reply
    9. Shabitha Karthikeyan

      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
    10. Suja Manoj

      July 31, 2012 at 11:33 pm

      Healthy and tempting dal,love the color and presentation.

      Reply
    11. sree

      August 01, 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
    12. Aarthi

      August 01, 2012 at 6:36 am

      yummy dal palak

      Reply
    13. Nandita SS

      August 01, 2012 at 6:51 am

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

      Reply
    14. jeyashrisuresh

      August 01, 2012 at 8:10 am

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

      Reply
    15. Rachana

      August 01, 2012 at 9:13 am

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

      Reply
    16. Chitra

      August 01, 2012 at 10:12 am

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

      Reply
    17. Prathibha

      August 02, 2012 at 2:37 am

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

      Reply
    18. RAKS KITCHEN

      August 02, 2012 at 6:04 am

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

      Reply
    19. dassana

      August 02, 2012 at 10:23 pm

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

      Reply
    20. Nithya

      August 06, 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
    21. Safa Basheer

      September 14, 2012 at 10:46 am

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

      Reply
    22. Janani

      October 10, 2012 at 2:02 pm

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

      Reply
    23. Janani

      October 10, 2012 at 2:07 pm

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

      Reply
    24. shally

      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
    25. Nanditha Bhari

      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
    26. Nanditha Bhari

      May 26, 2014 at 7:32 pm

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

      Reply
    27. Ambika Manikantan

      January 07, 2015 at 1:40 pm

      Super

      Reply
    28. Ambika Manikantan

      January 07, 2015 at 1:41 pm

      Super

      Reply
    29. Ranjani Sundar

      September 03, 2015 at 8:03 pm

      Will this one goes with chappathi too ?

      Reply
      • SHARMILEE J

        September 04, 2015 at 1:26 am

        Yes!

        Reply
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