Moong Dal With Spinach
November 17th, 2008 filed under Dal (Lentils), Gluten Free
Moong dal with spinach is very flavorful tasty and healthy dal. Traditionally served with plain rice and roti.
Serves 6.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup moong dal (with skin)
- 2 cup chopped spinach
- 1 teaspoon shredded ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 11/2 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
- 4 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice (adjust to your taste)
Chaunk (seasoning):
- 2 tablespoon ghee or clarified butter
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed (Jeera)
- Pinch of asafetida (hing)
- 4 whole red chilies
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Method:
- Wash dal changing water several times till water becomes clear.
- In pressure cooker put dal, spinach, ginger, turmeric, salt and water and close the cooker.
- Cook over medium high till dal comes to boil.
- Now reduce the heat to medium and let it boil for about seven minutes.
- Close the heat and let the steam escape before you open the pressure cooker.
- Adjust the consistency of dal to your desire taste, adding boiled water as needed and mix it.
- Add lemon juice, and garam masala.
Chaunk (seasoning):
- For seasoning or chaunk heat the ghee in small saucepan, add cumin seed wait until cumin seed cracks now add asafetida, and whole red chili.
- Stir for few seconds and add cayenne pepper close the heat and pour over dal.
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Hi Manjula,
I just made your moong dal with spinach. It was delicious even though I say so myself! And so simple.
Thanks,
Liz
Hi Aunty,
I noticed you didnot use any onioins in any of your dish.Just curious that you dint eat onions or all recipes doesnot call for onions.:
rani
I love watching you. You are so loving and kind. I’ve wanted to try recipes I’ve enjoyed in restaurants but have no idea what these ingredients were and it was a little intimidating. It seems like i’m just sitting in the kitchen with you there. Lovely. Many homes in the United States do not have pressure cookers, including mine. Is there a way to make an adaptation to the recipe when it asks for pressure cooking?
Hi Corinne,
you do not have to use the pressure cooker it will just take little longer to cook.
A pressure cooker will cut cooking times by two-thirds.
Without one you will need to cook ingredients 3 times longer!
Kindest Regards,
Bryan
Hi Bryan
You are totally right… I try´d by my self and it´s really take about tree hours of cooking and waiting….
Barbara from
Copenhagen
A pressure cooker is a great addition to the kitchen, even for non-Indian dishes, but it’s a huge time saver when you need to cook dry lentils or beans. Look for a good quality one on-sale. Mine is made by Fagor (bought in the US at Kitchen Etc. before they went out of business) and have been very happy with it.
This recipe turned out really good!!!
Thanks a lot
thank you!!
hello anuty,
i must say ur wonderfull cook!!
I LOVE U AND UR RECIPES,
because of u i can cook all kind of indian dishes!!!!
u sound sooo sweet cookin and teachin us…
wish u were my mother!!!!!!!
luv u plz stay in touch!!
can whole moong dal be used instead of split moong dal? very practical recipes I must say
You can use whole moong dal soak it over night.
Dear Manjula,
Tried your receipe for Aloo & Baigan Veg. and it came out very well, nice and tasty. Tks.
Norma
hi
i had seen you on youtube and tried many of u’r recipes(aloo gobi,chole etc) each one came out great ,so
i am thrilled that you have your own site.Please keep doing videos they r the best !!!
thanks again for helping beginners like me…..god bless u .