How much cooking time?

45 min — 20 min prep, 25 min cooking.

Bachali Kura (Spinach Dal)

Name: Bachali Kura (Spinach Dal)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Telangana Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 25g green chillies; 1tsp Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 2piece Tomato; 0.5tsp Turmeric Powder; 1tsp coriander powder; 2piece onion; 1tsp Garlic; salt; 250g Toor Dal; 1tsp Ginger; 300g Malabar Spinach (Basale); 1tsp Mustard Seeds (Black); 2tbsp Coconut Oil; 8piece Curry Leaves; 1tsp Urad Dal

A traditional Telangana vegetarian gravy dish. A wholesome spinach and lentil stew, everyday comfort food in Telangana.

Time 45 min · Serves 6 · 243 kcal · Telangana

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

green chillies — 25 g
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
Tomato — 2 piece (chopped)
Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
coriander powder — 1 tsp (ground)
onion — 2 piece (chopped)
Garlic — 1 tsp (ground)
salt (optional) (whole)
Toor Dal — 250 g (whole)
Ginger — 1 tsp (ground)
Malabar Spinach (Basale) — 300 g

Tempering

Mustard Seeds (Black) — 1 tsp (whole)
Coconut Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
Curry Leaves — 8 piece (ground)
Urad Dal — 1 tsp (whole)

Method

Wash the toor dal. Clean the Malabar spinach (bachali kura) leaves and tender stems, then chop them.
Pressure cook the toor dal with chopped Malabar spinach, onion, tomato, slit green chillies, turmeric and a little water until soft and mushy.
Lightly mash the cooked dal-spinach mixture. Add salt, red chilli powder and coriander powder; simmer for a few minutes, adjusting consistency with water.
Heat oil for the tempering. Add mustard seeds and urad dal; let them splutter. Add curry leaves, crushed ginger and garlic and saute briefly.
Pour the tempering over the dal. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Bachali Kura (Spinach Dal)?: 243 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 45 min — 20 min prep, 25 min cooking.

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