Palak Pappu
Ingredients
1 bunch
Palak/Spinach
(approx. 2 cups)
¾ cup
Toor Dal
1
medium
Onion
1
medium
Tomato
6
Green chillies
(+ or – depending on your taste)
½ tsp
Turmeric powder
Small lime size
Tamarind
Salt
to taste
Water
as required
For Tadka (tempering)
1 tsp.
Oil/Ghee
½ tsp
Mustard
½ tsp
Cumin/Jeera
½ tsp
each
Channa & Urad dal
15
crushed
Garlic cloves
Few
Curry leaves
3
Dried red chillies
Instructions
Wash and cut palak/spinach leaves into big pieces.
Chop Onions & tomatoes roughly.
Pressure cook toor dal, palak, onion, tomato, green chilli, tamarind & turmeric powder to 2 whistle.
Once pressure subsides, open the cooker add salt to taste & mash the cooked palak dal mixture using wooden whisk or masher.
Tadka (this is the step which enhance the taste of dal so I suggest not to skip)
Heat oil/ghee in tadka pan, add mustard & let it crackle.
Add minced garlic & lightly fry them.
In goes the channa dal & urad dal fry until its golden brown.
Add Jeera, dry red chilli & curry leaves, fry for few seconds.
Add this tadka to dal & combine them together.
Serve the dal with steaming hot rice.