
Lahsuni Palak Dal (Garlic Spinach Moong Dal)
North Indian dal with prominent garlic tempering — yellow moong dal cooked with spinach, finished with a hot lahsuni (garlic) tadka in ghee + cumin + chilli. Iron-rich, comforting.
Ise lahsuni dal palak, lasooni dal palak, garlic palak dal, palak moong dal naam se bhi khoja jata hai.
Time 35 min · Serves 2 · 261 kcal · North India, Multiple States
Ingredients
Main
- Sunflower Oil — 1 tsp (whole)
- Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- Garlic — 5 piece (chopped)
- Spinach (Palak) — 150 g (chopped)
- Ghee — 4.5 g (whole)
- Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- salt (optional) (whole)
- yellow moong dal — 0.5 cup (whole)
- cumin powder — 1 tsp (ground)
Tempering
- Cumin Seeds — 0.5 tsp (whole)
Method
- To begin making the Lahsuni Palak Dal Recipe, we will first cook the dal until soft.
- Rinse the place the Moong Dal in the pressure cooker.
- Add salt and 3 cups of water, cover the pan, place the weight on and pressure cook until you hear one whistle.
- After the first whistle, turn the heat to low and simmer the dal for 3 to 4 minutes.
- After about 3 to 4 minutes, turn off the heat and allow the pressure to release naturally.
- The dal continues to cook under the pressure even when the heat is turned off.
- Once the dal is cooked, whisk it until smooth and keep aside.Our next step is to cook the spinach.
- Heat the ghee in a heavy bottomed saucepan on medium heat; add the chopped spinach, the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder and salt.
- Saute the spinach on low to medium heat, until it is completely cooked through.
- Once the spinach is cooked, stir in the cooked dal and give the Lahsuni Palak Dal a quick boil.
- Turn off the heat and transfer the Dal Palak to a serving bowl.Heat ghee in a small pan; add the cumin seeds and the garlic.
- Saute until the garlic turns lightly brown and the aromas are coming through.Pour the Garlic (Lahsun) Tadka over the Dal Palak and serve.
- Serve the Lahsuni Palak Dal along with phulka or steamed rice.
Common questions
- Lahsuni Palak Dal (Garlic Spinach Moong Dal) ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- लहसुनी पालक दाल ko English mein Lahsuni Palak Dal (Garlic Spinach Moong Dal) likhte hain.
- Ek plate Lahsuni Palak Dal (Garlic Spinach Moong Dal) mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 261 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 35 min lagta hai — 10 min taiyari, 25 min pakana.
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