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Gujarat · Dinner

Toor Dal with Greens

Traditional Recipe 24: Toor Dal with Greens recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Toor dal: 150g
• Spinach (palu): 150g (chopped)
• Water: 600ml
• Oil: 10ml
• Ghee: 10ml
• Cumin seeds: 1 tsp (5g)
• Mustard seeds: ½ tsp (3g)
• Asafoetida: pinch (1g)
• Curry leaves: 10
• Turmeric: ½ tsp (2g)
• Red chilli powder: ½ tsp (2g)
• Salt: 5g
• Lemon juice: 1 tbsp (15ml)

👩‍🍳 How to make Toor Dal with Greens

1. Wash toor dal thoroughly until water runs clear; soak 10 min.
2. In pressure cooker, add dal with 600ml water and ½ tsp salt. Cook 2 whistles (10 min).
3. Heat ghee + oil (20ml total) in separate kadai over medium heat (160°C).
4. Add mustard seeds; crackle 30 sec.
5. Add cumin seeds; fry 30 sec.
6. Add asafoetida, curry leaves; fry 1 min.
7. Pour cooked dal into kadai; add turmeric, red chilli, salt (4.5g); stir well.
8. Add chopped spinach; mix thoroughly.
9. Simmer on low heat (120°C) for 8-10 min. Dal should be creamy, spinach wilted.
10. Add lemon juice; stir well.
11. Serve hot with rice or khichdi. Should be green-tinted, creamy, aromatic.

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