Healthy dal recipe of fibre rich spinach, protein rich yellow
moong lentils, drumstick and potato.
This dal is a perfect match with rice or wheat flat bread.
Preparation:
Rinse Moong dal (lentils) and add to saucepan
with 4 cups of water. Soak the lentils in water for 2 hours minimum. Then cook
lentils and salt with water until it boils, cook until lentils are tender and
thick.Boil potatoes (3 nos) . Then peel and chop them.Rinse, peel and chop one drumstick into pieces
(3-4 inches long). Boil these pieces and keep them aside.Chop onion (1 nos), tomato (1 nos), garlic (7-8
cloves), ginger ( ½ inch), green chillies (4 nos) and spinach (250gm).Heat 2 tbspn olive oil or butter or ghee in a
medium sized sauce pan. Now add (hing) asafoetida ( 1pinch) , chopped garlic, fenugreek seeds (1/4 tspn) ,
mustard seeds (1/4tspn) ,cumin seeds (1/4 tspn) , fennel seeds (1/4 tspn),
cumin seeds (1/4tspn), nigella seeds (1/4tspn). Then add chopped onion, chopped
green chillies and chopped tomatoes . Sauté well.Now add chopped spinach and mix well. Let the
mixture cook for 3-4 mins .Then add salt to taste and turmeric (1/4tspn).Add drumstick pieces and potatoes. Mix well.
Then add coconut cream to the mixture.Finally add moong dal to this mixture along with
¼ tspn of turmeric and lemon juice (1tbspn)
. Mix well.Let the dal cook for 5 mins. Serve hot with rice.
Recipe: vegetarian
Preparation time : 10 mins
Cooking time : 10 mins
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Please use this recipe as a guideline and use your discretion to make the recipe or to make a substitution in the recipe. As results vary according to one's skills.
