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.
Servings2 people
Ingredients
- 1 bunch palak ~2 cups tightly packed
- ½ cup toor dal
- 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic chopped
- 1 tomato
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder optional
- salt to taste
To Temper:
- 2 teaspoon ghee
- 1 teaspoon oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ 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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