Bihar Palak Dal
Spinach cooked into moong and toor dal with garlic-cumin tadka in mustard oil. A Bihari iron-rich greens dal, eaten year-round.
Ise bihar palak daal naam se bhi khoja jata hai.
Ingredients
Garnish
- Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)
Main
- onion — 2 piece (chopped)
- Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
- Garlic — 1 tsp (ground)
- coriander powder — 1 tsp (ground)
- Ginger — 1 tsp (ground)
- Spinach (Palak) — 250 g (chopped)
- Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- Toor Dal — 250 g (whole)
- salt (optional) (whole)
- Moong Dal — 100 g (whole)
- Tomato — 2 piece (chopped)
Tempering
- Mustard Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
- Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)
Method
- Wash the toor dal and moong dal together and pressure cook with turmeric powder and enough water for 3 to 4 whistles till soft and mushy.
- Wash the spinach leaves well and roughly chop them.
- Heat mustard oil in a kadai till it smokes lightly, then add cumin seeds and let them crackle.
- Add the chopped onions and saute till golden, then add the ginger and garlic and cook for a minute till the raw smell goes.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, coriander powder and red chilli powder, and cook the masala till the tomatoes turn soft and the oil separates.
- Add the chopped spinach to the masala and saute for 2 to 3 minutes till it wilts down.
- Pour in the cooked dal, add salt to taste and enough water to get a medium gravy consistency, then simmer for 8 to 10 minutes so the flavours blend well.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve the palak dal hot with rice or roti.
Common questions
- Bihar Palak Dal ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- बिहारी पालक दाल ko English mein Bihar Palak Dal likhte hain.
- Ek plate Bihar Palak Dal mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 251 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 30 min lagta hai — 10 min taiyari, 20 min pakana.