Lasooni Dal Palak Recipe | Homemade Restaurant Style Dal Palak | Nutritious Spinach Lentil Recipe

cooking oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: butter

Olive oil is healthier while butter is often cheaper.

garam masala

🥗Healthier: curry powder

💰Cheaper: mixed spices

Curry powder provides similar flavor at a lower cost.

lentils

🥗Healthier: split peas

💰Cheaper: dried beans

Split peas are a great alternative with similar texture.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Kale is nutritious while collard greens are often less expensive.

Wash the lentils (tur dal, chana dal, masoor dal) 3-4 times under water.

Soak tur dal and chana dal for 1 hour, and masoor dal for 30 minutes.

Drain the soaked lentils and rinse them with clean water.

In a pressure cooker, add chana dal and masoor dal with 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 1 teaspoon minced ginger, slit green chili, 2½ cups water, ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir well and add a pinch of hing.

Close the lid and cook on high heat for 3 whistles.

In a separate kadhai, heat 1 tablespoon cooking oil and 1 tablespoon ghee.

Add 1 teaspoon minced garlic and 1 teaspoon minced ginger, sauté for 30 seconds.

Add 1 medium-sized finely chopped onion and cook on medium flame until light brown, about 2-3 minutes.

Add chopped tomato and cook until soft, stirring occasionally.

Wash and chop spinach leaves, then add to the mixture and cook on low heat for 2 minutes.

Open the pressure cooker to check if the lentils are cooked, then add the cooked spinach mixture to the lentils.

Add ½ cup water to adjust the consistency and bring to a boil on high heat for 5 minutes.

Taste and adjust salt if necessary.

In a separate kadhai, heat 2 tablespoons oil, add 2 teaspoons cumin seeds, and let them turn light brown.

Add 3 dried red chilies and 6-7 finely chopped garlic cloves, sauté until fragrant, then add 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder.

Pour the tempering over the dal and spread it evenly.

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