Spinach Dal Recipe | Keerai parupu masiyal

Spinach Dal recipe with step by step photos. Spinach is one of the healthy ingredient and when it combined with Dal gives more goodness. This is one recipe which I use to make my hubby eat Spinach. He never eats spinach before marriage and I am really happy that he started eating now. Spinach along with Steamed Rice and spicy potato fry is one of my favourite combo. Now lets’ see how to prepare Spinach Dal.

Similar Dal Recipes:

• Tomato Dal
• Dal Fry

Spinach Dal Recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian |  Recipe Category : Main Course Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time : 15 mins |Serves: 4 |Author :Sharmila Ingredients:            Spinach / Keerai – 1 bunch Toor Dal – ½ cup Onion – 1 Tomato – 1 Green Chilli – 2 Garlic pods – 5 Tamarind – 1 amla sized ball Salt as needed Turmeric powder – ½ tsp To Temper : Oil – 1 tsp Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp Dry Red Chili – 3     Step by step Method with pictures:      1.    Wash the spinach bunch and chop them into small pieces. In a pressure cooker add the chopped spinach ,green chilli ,garlic pods along with onion , tomato , Toor Dal and then very little water.       2.    Pressure cook for 4 whistles. Wait till the pressure get released and then open the cooker.      3.    Mash the dal with a ladle and then extract tamarind water and add it to the mashed dal and spinach .Mix well and add the required salt.     4.    In a pan add in oil to this add in Cumin seeds and Dry red chilli let them splutter.      5.    Now add the Spinach dal mixture and give a good mix. Finally add Turmeric powder and cook for 5 mins in a low flame and switch off the stove.   Notes:       ·       Any Spinach variety can be used for this Recipe.       ·       Preferably Amaranth Leaves \ Siru Keerai.       ·       Instead of adding toor dal fully you can also add half and half of tour dal and Moong Dal.       ·       Make sure you add very less water while cooking the greens.       ·       Serve with Rice and any spicy Poriyal

     Step by step Method with pictures: 

     1.    Wash the spinach bunch and chop them into small pieces. In a pressure cooker add the chopped spinach ,green chilli ,garlic pods along with onion , tomato , Toor Dal and then very little water.

     2.    Pressure cook for 4 whistles. Wait till the pressure get released and then open the cooker.

      3.    Mash the dal with a ladle and then extract tamarind water and add it to the mashed dal and spinach .Mix well and add the required salt.

       4.    In a pan add in oil to this add in Cumin seeds and Dry red chilli let them splutter.

     5ha.    Now add the Spinach dal mixture and give a good mix. Finally add Turmeric powder and cook for 5 mins in a low flame and switch off the stove.

I served my Spinach Dal along with Steamed Rice and Potato puttu .

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