SPINACH DAL (PALAK PAPPU)

I love Andhra food a lot basically for its variety of chutney and pickle. Whenever I get chance to prepare something from their menu then I never leave the chance. Today I cooked Palak pappu (Spinach Dal), which is in list of my healthy food. Have a look:-

Spinach Dal ( Palak Ki Dal)

Preparation time: 10-15 minutes (Approximately)

Cooking time: 15 minutes (Approximately)

Serving: 4-6 persons

Ingredients

Toor Dal- 1 ½ cups
Spinach- a bunch
Oil- 2 tsp
Mustard seeds-1 tsp
Garlic- 5-6 cloves
Curry leaves-few
Salt-to taste
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Green chillies-4 (Cut in half)
Dry red chillies-2 (Broken in half)
Asafoetida-1/4 tsp

Method

·         Wash and soak Dal before half an hour.

·         Wash and finely chopped spinach. Keep aside.

·         Now pressure cook Dal with turmeric and salt.

·         Heat oil in a pan.

·         Add mustard seeds and allow it crack.

·         Put dry red chillies asafoetida, green chillies and curry leaves.

·         Now add garlic into this and fry till it is golden brown.

·         Put chopped spinach and salt to this.

·         Cover with a lid.

·         Once spinach is cooked then add the cook Dal into this.

·         Let it boil for a minute.

·         Then remove it from fire.

·         Serve hot with rice or roti.