Palak Dal (Spinach with Yellow lentil soup)

Whenever I get Palak (Spinach), I generally end up making Palak Paneer. Today, I wanted to make something different. So decided to combine Palak with Moong dal. This is a good combination and the dal turned out really yummy as I served it over some steamed basmati rice.

Preparation Time : 20 minutes

Serves : 4

Ingredients :

11/2 cup (rice cooker measure) moong dal

1/2 bunch palak (spinach) washed and finely chopped

1 medium onion finely chopped

1 tomato finely chopped

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp red chilli powder

1 green chilli finely chopped

1 tbsp Patak's curry paste (you could also use any curry powder)

salt to taste

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp cumin seeds

Method :

• Pressure cook the dal with water, turmeric powder and salt upto 3 whistles. Allow it to cool and then mash it well.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add some cumin seeds. When they crackle, add the onions and fry nicely till brown
• Then add the ginger garlic paste, green chillies and fry nicely
• Now add the tomatoes and fry again for a while
• Then add the curry paste, salt, sugar, chilli powder and the chopped spinach.
• Fry it nicely for about 5 minutes
• Finally add the cooked dal to this and water as required and mix well.
• The dal should neither be too thick or thin, so adjust the water accordingly
• Serve hot over some steamed basmati rice.