Friday, March 21, 2008

Palak Dal (Pappu Palakura)(Spinach Dal)


Ingredients :

Palak - 1 bunch

(pluck the leaves and wash them and cut it )

Toor dal ( kandipappu ) - 1 cup

Onions (small) - 2(chopped)

Green chillies - 10

Turmeric Powder

Oil - 1 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Mustard seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Jeera - 1 tbl spoon

Garlic cloves - 2

Red chillies - 1 or 2

Curry leaves

Tamarind Paste- 4 to 5 tbl spoons

Process :

1. Wash and pressure cook dal,palak,tamarind,chopped onions,green chillies,turmeric together with 3 cups of water till 3 whistles .

2. When the pressure is released,remove the lid add salt .

3. Heat oil in a Pan add crushed garlic cloves,mustard seeds,jeera,red chillies,curry leaves and fry them to turn brown .

4. Now add dal to this and cook in low heat with lid covered for 5 minutes.

5. Serve hot with rice,ghee and mango pickle.

8 comments:

  1. I simply love palak dhal - yours looks yummy.

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  2. Wow, that's a lovely palak dal, Rama! looks so good.

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  3. simple and delicious palak rama!yummmmmmmm

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  4. Palak dhall is my favorite..A quick preparing dish

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  5. Quick and delicious! Nice one. :)

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  6. Count me in. I am coming over to have some.

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  7. Laavanya,Uma,Dhivya,Dhivya Vikram,Sandhya,Kalai and Cynthia Thank u so much.

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