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Palak Toovar Dal ( Calcium Rich Recipe)

Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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Preparation Time
20 Mins
Cooking Time
20 Mins
Total Time
40 Mins
Makes
3 servings
Ingredients
Main Recipe
2 cups chopped spinach (palak)
1/2 cup toovar (arhar) dal
1 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
salt to taste
For The Tempering
3 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1 tsp oil
Method
- Clean, wash and soak the toovar dal for 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
- Combine the soaked toovar dal, ginger, green chillies, turmeric powder, salt and 3 cups of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
- Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
- For the tempering, heat the oil in a pan. Add the bay leaves, cloves, red chillies, cumin seeds and asafoetida.
- When the cumin seeds crackle, add the spinach and sauté for 2 minutes.
- Add the cooked dal, chilli powder and coriander and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Serve hot.
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Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Energy | 119 cal |
Protein | 7.1 g |
Carbohydrates | 17.2 g |
Fiber | 3.7 g |
Fat | 2.5 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium | 35.7 mg |
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Smita Kandoi
March 13, 2025, midnight
very gud!!