Palak Tuvar Dal/Spinach with split pigeon pea

This is a mildly spiced dish which contains no onion or garlic.

Recipe Courtesy:Tarla Dalal

Ingredients:


Spinach - 2 cups washed thoroughly and chopped

Boiled toor dal - 1/2 cup

Ginger - 2 tsp grated

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Green chillies - 2 chopped

Dry red chillies - 2 broken

Bay leaf - 2

Cloves - 3

Cumin seeds - 1tsp

Asafoetida - a pinch

Salt to taste

Oil  - 1 tsp

Procedure:


Pressure cook spinach in 3 cups of water along with toor dal,ginger,green chillies,turmeric,and required amount of salt for 3 whistles.

In a pan heat the oil.When hot,add cumin seeds.When it splutters,add bay leaf,cloves,broken red chillies and asafoetida.

Add the tempering to the spinach/dal mixture and simmer for 5 minutes.

Serve with plain rice or roti.