Thursday, April 16, 2009

Spinach, Tomato dal

Ingredients:

Toor Dal-1cup
Chopped Onions-3/4 cup
Spinach -1lb
diced tomatoes-1cup
Green chillies-3-4
Curry leaves-few
Turmeric-1/2 tsp
Dry Red chillies-2
Urad dal-1tsp
Chana dal-1tsp
Mustard seeds-1tsp
Hing or Asafoetida- few pinches or Chopped Garlic-1Tsp
Oil-2-3 Tbsp
Salt-1 tsp or as per taste
Water-1/2 cup

Method:

Cook Toor dal in pressure cooker or out side until done. In 2qt sauce pan heat oil, add red chilli pieces, urad dal, chana dal and mustard seeds. when mustard seeds are splattering, add hing or chopped garlic and curry leaves. Add chopped onions and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add chopped tomatoes, sliced green chillies and turmeric, and cook for 2 minutes and add chopped spinach and salt, and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add cooked toor dal and water and mix well cook for 10 minutes on low heat. This dall will go very well with Roti or Rice.

Note: If you want to have extra heat, add 1/2 tsp of Red pepper powder.

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