Palak Dhall
By: Priyaa Iyer
Published: Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 9:31pm

Ingredients




1 cup Thoor Dhaal
1 Palak Green Bunch
2 Red chillies
2 garlic cloves (minced)
2 onions
2 tomato
1 cup beans
3 carrots (sliced horizontally)
1/2 tablespoon Turmeric powder
1/2 tablespoon Asafodia powder
Salt as needed
3 tablespoons of Sambhar powder/ Curry powder

Preparation

1 Cut the green into small pieces.Soak them in water to clean.Drain the water. 2 Cut the vegetables into small cubes. 3 Preheat the pressure cooker and spray oil ( to reduce oil and thereby cholestrol ;) ) 4 Add mustard seeds and allow it to burst. 5 Add red chillies, onion , garlic and saute them till brown. 6 Then add tomatos and asafoetida powder. this adds smell to the dish. 7 Meanwhile soak the thoor dhaal in water. 8 Add carrot and beans to the dish. 9 Drain the thoor dhaal and add it to the dish. 10 Add Sambhar powder and salt and palak greens 11 Mix well and close the lid. 12 Let cook till 15 minutes or till 2 - 3 whistles... 13 Serve Palak dhaal for 3

About


This is a high protein dish with folic acid supplements. Can be taken with steamed rice..
Indian brahmin dish..