Spinach Dal

This is another healthy dish. Being a typical desi I like to use ghee in dals but all those calorie countious people can either reduce the amount of ghee or replace it with olive oil. In this dish I have used a mix of different lentils. you can also make it with only tuvar dal or mysore dal or use a mix of your choice.

1/2 cup tuvar dal
1 tbsp moong dal
1 tbsp chana dal
1 cup shredded spinach
1 tomato chopped
2 tsp crushed garlic
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp ghee
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1 green chilli chopped (optional)
salt to taste


Wash & soak the dals for atleast half an hour. Heat ghee in a pr.cooker. Add cumin seeds. when they crackle add garlic and saute for 1 min. add chopped tomato, turmeric powder, chilli powder, chopped green chilli & salt. Fry for another min & add dals & shredded spinach with 1 1/2 cups of water. Pressure cook for 1 whistle on high. Reduce the flame & simmer for another 7 to 8 min or until the dals are cooked.
Mash the dals sightly and Serve hot garnished with lemon slices. In Rajasthan we eat with Feena roti (type of laccha paratha) but it tastes good with rice & parathas too.