Paalak Dal( Lentils with Spinach)

Lentils cooked with spinach and tempered with spices.

Ingredients:

Split chickpeas lentils-chana dal 1 cup

1/4th cup urad dal.

1 tablespoon oil

1/2 onions chopped finely

2 grated tomatoes

4-5 cloves of garlic

2-3 green chillies chopped

salt to taste

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon coriander powder

pinch of asafetida

1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder

1 cup chopped spinach

tempering -1 tablespoon ghee

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

1 whole dry red chilli

In a cooker cook the lentils with 4 cups of water - wait for 2-3 whistles and then turn the stove off. In a stockpot add some oil. Let it warm add the chopped onions and mince the garlic , let it get golden brown then add the green chillies and keep stirring, add salt , turmeric, red chillies and coriander powder , asafetida then the spinach and keep stirring. Then add the grated tomatoes and cooked lentils. Add 1 cup water and let it boil then simmer it and prepare for tempering. Temper it with ghee then add cumin seeds wait for it to splutter and then add the whole red chilly and pour it on top of the lentils. Serve with roti or rice.