Yellow lentils cooked with spinach and a garlic tempering — an iron- and protein-rich comfort meal with rice.
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Fiber: 9 g
Toor dal
0.75 cup · split pigeon pea
Spinach
2 cup · chopped, palak
Onion
1 · chopped
Tomato
1 · chopped
Garlic
4 · cloves, sliced
Cumin seeds
1 tsp
Turmeric powder
0.5 tsp
Cooked rice
2 cup · for serving
Ghee
1 tbsp
Salt
to taste
Pressure cook dal with turmeric, salt and 2 cups water for 3-4 whistles.
Add chopped spinach, onion and tomato; simmer 8-10 minutes until the spinach wilts.
In a small pan heat ghee, fry garlic and cumin until golden, then pour this tempering over the dal.
Serve hot with steamed rice.