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Westbengal · Breakfast

Dal with Spinach

Traditional 36. Dal with Spinach recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 1 cup moong dal, rinsed
• 250g fresh spinach, roughly chopped
• 3 cups water
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida
• 2-3 green chillies, slit
• 1 tbsp ginger, grated fine
• Salt to taste

👩‍🍳 How to make Dal with Spinach

1. Boil dal (12 mins, high): Combine dal, water, turmeric, salt. Bring to rolling boil, simmer 10-12 mins until dal is soft and breaks easily.
2. Blanch spinach (3 mins, boiling water): Boil spinach briefly, drain, squeeze dry, chop finely.
3. Heat ghee (1 min, high): Ghee should shimmer.
4. Temper (1 min, high): Add cumin seeds, asafoetida, green chillies, ginger.
5. Add spinach (1 min, medium): Add spinach, stir through.
6. Combine with dal (2 mins, medium): Add spinach tempering to cooked dal, stir. Simmer 2 mins for flavors to blend.
7. Finish (1 min, low): Check salt and consistency (should be creamy, pourable).

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