Moong Dal With Spinach
November 17th, 2008 filed under Dal (Lentils)
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.
Hello Manjulaji,
For moong dal & palak, I have one doubt. Shouldn’t we soak moong dal (with skin) prior to cooking in pressure cooker.
Hi Aparna,
Not necessary
I don’t like moong daal very much. Can I used toor daal instead?
Hi Maya,
I have never cooked spinach and toor dal togather, but I think you should try it and it will be good.
I have cooked spinach with toor dal and it comes out just fine.
Thank you for your recipe and video. It was very helpful to see you using the pressure cooker. Namaste!
can i use fresh red chillies instead of dried?
Dear Manjula Auntie,
Could you please do Ras Puri and Wadoo? This is an alltime favorite at my house!
Hi Manjula,
One of my favorites from your recipes – along with the rajma.
Simple, straighforward and very tasty!
Thanks so much for your recipes.
James
Hello Manjula Aunty,
I love all of your recipies, and have almost tried them all.
I am a student, and have very little to work with, How do I make this Moong Dal and spinach recipie without using a pressure cooker? I really would love to try this recipie….
Moong dal is very small so you can cook it without a pressure cooker. It just takes a little longer (not much, maybe 20 minutes longer).
Moong dal is great to cook with when you don’t have a pressure cooker. You can pre-soak the dal for a few hours before making this recipe to reduce the cooking time.
P.S. use the split, yellow moong (or mung) dal.
it was great !!! enjoyed the moong palak daal. why don’t you give us South Indian recipes also.
thank you again
Thank u for this informative site.
Green Moong can make the dosa the same as the yellow moong
Thank you,
Renuka
Thank you for this informative site. This helps me alot. PLease let me
know if green moong dhal for Dosa will be the same as the yellow moong
Thank you.
Renuka