Dhaba style palak dal

PALAK DAL DHABA STYLE

INGREDIENTS

• Palak / spinach – small bunch
• Toor dal – ½ cup
• Onion – 1 finely chopped
• Tomato finely chopped or pureed – 1 big
• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
• Green chilli chopped – 1
• Chilli pwdr -1 tsp
• Turmeric – ¼ tsp + ¼ tsp
• Kitchen king masala – 1 tsp OR garam masala – ½ tsp
• Coriander pwdr – 1 tsp
• Salt to taste

INGREDIENTS FOR TADKA

• Ghee – 2 tbsp
• Jeera – 1 tsp
• Dry red chilli – 3
• Crushed garlic – 1 tbsp
• Asafoetida – a pinch
• Red chilli pwdr – ½ tsp  [for giving red colour to the tadka .

PREPARATION

1. Clean , wash and soak the dal for 15 mins/
2. Pressure cook it with little turmeric + salt till soft .
3. Once pressure releases ,add 1 cup water and mash / blend it .
4. Clean and discard the stem of the palak .Wash and rinse it in 3 waters till impurities [soil ] are removed. Drain the excess water and chop it finely and evenly not roughly .

METHOD

Heat oil in a pan .

Add onion + green chilli and fry till translucent .

Add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell leaves.

Add tomato + salt and cook till soft .

Add chilli pwdr + turmeric + coriander pwdr + kitchen king masala and stir fry for few seconds.

Add palak and mix well .

Stir and cook for 2 mins .

Cover and cook for 2 mins till the leaves shrink well and there is not much moisture.

Add the cooked dal and mix well.

Adjust water accordingly .The gravy has to be of medium consistency .

Once it starts boiling off the flame .

Transfer the dal to serving bowl .

FOR TADKA

Heat a small pan with ghee on low flame , add jeera and  let it crackle.

Add crushed garlic and fry .[don’t burn it or make it dark ]

 Add the red chilli and give a mix.

Off the flame and add the red chilli pwdr and give a mix .

Pour this tempering over the dal and give a mix.

Dabba style palak dal is ready to be served with any Indian bread Or rice .

*** Tadka is optional ,but it gives a lot of flavour to the dal .

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