Palak Dal
This is a simple and very common dish, but when I did a search online, there were so many different versions, that I decided to put mine up.
A true comfort food, palak daal makes for the best accompaniment with hot rice and subzi on a weeknight.
Palak Dal
What I Used:
Serves 2
Toor dal/Yellow lentil - 1 cup
Fresh green spinach, chopped - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Garlic - 4 cloves
Red chillies - 4
Curry leaves - one strand
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt - to taste
How I Made It:
1. Pressure cook the dal and spinach with some turmeric for 2-3 whistles.
2. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a kadai, crackle some mustard seeds, add the crushed garlic and red chillies and fry for a minute.
3. Add the cooked dal-spinach and mix well.
Serve hot with rice or phulkas.
This goes over to Meeta's Monthly Mingle - Comfort Foods
I am also sending this over to Susan's Legume Love Affair Event
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Please don't forget the fruit for AFAM this month is Papaya. More details here.
A true comfort food, palak daal makes for the best accompaniment with hot rice and subzi on a weeknight.
Palak Dal
What I Used:
Serves 2
Toor dal/Yellow lentil - 1 cup
Fresh green spinach, chopped - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Garlic - 4 cloves
Red chillies - 4
Curry leaves - one strand
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt - to taste
How I Made It:
1. Pressure cook the dal and spinach with some turmeric for 2-3 whistles.
2. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a kadai, crackle some mustard seeds, add the crushed garlic and red chillies and fry for a minute.
3. Add the cooked dal-spinach and mix well.
Serve hot with rice or phulkas.
This goes over to Meeta's Monthly Mingle - Comfort Foods
I am also sending this over to Susan's Legume Love Affair Event
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Please don't forget the fruit for AFAM this month is Papaya. More details here.
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Nags, I love palak in my dal. It truly is comforting. This sounds like a perfect comforting dish at anytime. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining the MM!
dal and rasams are the ultimate comfort food for me...and addition of palak or methi is what i do whenever i feel the need to increasing my intake of greens.
ReplyDeletecomfort food at its best... dal :-)
ReplyDeleteVery simple dish!
ReplyDeletephoto valare nannayittundu Nags!
I love dal of any kind...hey Your pictures seem to be getting lovely post-by-post..care to share the secret????? I meant the food picture and not yours!! :P
ReplyDeleteDal palak is very easy to make and protien rich too ...!You have cooked the dal and palak perfectly without changing the colour!
ReplyDeleteA great greens recipe, Nags! So very healthy. Thanks for participating in My Legume Love Affair!
ReplyDeletePalak Dal -yum yum yum .... :P .
ReplyDeleteits my all time favorite.
A perfect entry for con=mfort foods.
stay tuned...
-Pooja
we make a moong dal version of this with spring onions and spinach.
ReplyDeleteyours looks yummy.
I love dal with any kind of greens.
ReplyDeleteWith spinach it is also delicious
comfort food it is :)
ReplyDeletei made it w/ masoor dal just the other day, same steps, though sometimes i add an onion as well to the cooker :)
Daal with palak! Taste bhi , health bhi!! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteDaal with palak! Taste bhi , health bhi!! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteMy palak dal normally turns a very ugly shade of green, it is not all photogenic :) Yours look great!
ReplyDeletepalak dal , mango pickle and hot rice HEAVEN nice recipe nags
ReplyDeletethat is comfort food!!..
ReplyDeleteLooks awesome Nags, I make it with Moong dal though, should try yours.
ReplyDeleteNags I love spinach with spices it is so tasty. Your picture looks amazing it looks so creamy and delicious!
ReplyDeleteI love the colour! Seems like you found the perfect balance between the dal and the spinach!
ReplyDeleteLoved your idea of palak daal, all basic ingredients, yet rich in taste. I add some ginger in my daal.
ReplyDeleteI like palak in any dish and this is also the right time for trying out palak dishes as we get the best palak during winters
ReplyDeleteYour dal looks nice.
ReplyDeleteI know spinach has a lot of things going for it, including old Popeye's endorsement, but I'm afraid spinach is something I give a wide berth to! I'd rather get my iron from other green veggies.
Pure comfort food..Any time of the day , i am readdy to have it ...really healthy food.I mostly have dal with rice ....
ReplyDeletehOw come you retained the colors of dal and palak? looks yum!
ReplyDeleteThere is something so soothing about lentil and spinach. Its always been my all time fav. I also love it with masoor dal.
ReplyDeleteSpinach dal is one of my favourite dals and you are so right, it goes down really well with some rice (and achar!) :)
ReplyDeleteI love spinach dal, made in anyway. Thanks for sharing your version.
ReplyDeleteThats a lovely click. Is the secret a new camera??? Palak daal (especially the one my MIL makes) is an all time comforter. I just love the texture.
ReplyDeleteHey Nags, I love palak in my dal. Your recipe is a little different than mine. Will try yours sometime.
ReplyDeleteHey, I am a fan of your site. Tried many dishes from here and all turned out great. Just a doubth, Have you become totally vegetarian after wedding?
ReplyDeleteAnon - thanks for trying out my recipes :) My husband is a vegetarian-who-eats-egg so I don't cook non-veg at home anymore. I do have it occasionally when we go out for meals.
ReplyDeleteBut that doesn't mean I won't be posting any more non-veg dishes. When I go home to Kottayam on vacation, you will see some recipes coming up :)
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