Palak Dal | Spinach Lentil Dal | Palakura Pappu | Side Dish

Side dish: Spinach Dal/ Palakura Pappu

Servings: 3

Duration: 30 minutes

I’m introducing a healthy, delightful Indian dal which is a common recipe in every South Indian home 🏡 . This dal is pretty easy to make which contains skinless split pigeon peas we call them ‘kandipappu’.

Lentil is an edible pulse & integrated from legumes family each lentil has their own vital role and when lentil combined with spinach or any other leafy vegetables. It enhances the taste of dal, as I love spinach and a must intake in our daily meal.

As I’m sure that you all know the health benefits of spinach/ Palakura if not you can check below details 😊

Nutrition facts of Spinach:

Vitamins: A, C, B6, E, K

Minerals: Sodium, iron, potassium, magnesium

Health Benefits of spinach:

• High in zinc
• Low fat & cholesterol 
• Acts as antioxidants 
• High fiber 
• Good for cardiovascular, brain & lowers blood pressure 
• To retain high iron from spinach, add lemon juice/ vinegar in preparation.

I hope you could try this recipe and enjoy in your daily meal. Let’s start with Ingredients and follows Procedure

Ingredients:

• Spinach – 1 bunch – wash twice & chop
• Red gram/ Skinless Split pigeon peas  – 120 gms
• Green chillies – 6 – slices
• Tomato – 1 – Ripped – diced
• Onion – 1 – Ripped – diced
• Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp
• Salt – 1 1/2 tsp
• Oil – 2 Tb sp
• Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Curry leaves – 5
• Garlic cloves – Peeled off & chopped ( or crush by using mortar & pestle)
• Water – 200 ml [approx~]

Procedure:

• Wash red gram lentils twice & Add in pressure cooker along with turmeric powder, chopped green chillies, onion, tomatoes & spinach leaves
• Add 200 ml water & Cook for 2 whistles over medium heat
• Let the pressure goes off. Meanwhile, prepare tempering
• Heat tempering pan, add oil over medium heat
• Thrn add mustard seeds , cumin seeds, garlic cloves and curry leaves
• Saute till garlic changes color to light golden brown
• Turn off heat and keep aside
• Open pressure cooker and mash well
• Next add tempering, salt & tamarind pulp
• Mix well & cook for more 10 minutes over medium heat ( stir occasionally)
• Turn off heat and serve with rice 🍚 or roti
• Happy cooking 👩🏻‍🍳 & Have a great day ☀️

Step by step process shown below with pictures:

Note:

• Adjust salt & spicy level according to taste
• You can make any leafy vegetables dal with the same process

Checkout my other spinach recipes:

• Healthy Green Sandwich
• Spinach Stir Fry || South Indian Style
• Spinach Dum Biryani/ Palak Dum Biryani
• Spinach-peas Gravy / Palak Mutter Creamy Kadai
• Spinach Paratha

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