Ingredients

• 1 cup-palak/spinach (chopped)
• 3/4 cup- moong dal/yellow split lentil/green gram dal
• 1 - onion (chopped)
• 3- tomato (chopped)
• 4-green chillies (slit lengthwise)
• 1 tbsp- oil/ghee
• 1 tbsp- turmeric powder
• 1 stick-cinnamon
• 4- cloves
• 1 tsp-cumin seeds
• 1 tsp-ginger garlic paste
• salt
• 1 tbsp- lime juice

How to Make Spinach Dal

• Wash the moong dal and cook with enough water. If cooking over the flame, add enough water to the dal and bring it to boil.
• Then bring the heat to medium and cook for about 20 mins, until the dal is cooked and tender.
• Wash the spinach and chop it finely.
• If using frozen spinach thaw it in the microwave and keep aside.
• Add oil/ghee in a pan and when heated, add cumin seeds, cinnamon and cloves. Fry it for a minute.
• Then add the onions, turmeric powder and green chillies.
• Once the onions are fried, add the ginger garlic paste.
• Saute for a minute and then add the tomatoes along with salt.
• Cook until the tomatoes are mushy.
• At this stage add the spinach and mix well. Let it cook for about 10 mins or until the spinach is tender Now add the cooked dal.
• If needed, add water to bring the dal to the required consistency.
• Let it come to a boil and then simmer for about 10 mins.
• Turn off the flame and just before serving add some lime juice.
• Serve with rotis, pulkas or rice.
• Recipe and image courtesy: My Cooking Journey
• http://www.mycookingjourney.com/