Dal Palak is an easy Indian side dish made with red lentils, spinach and lots of spices.
Prep Time: 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Total Time: 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Servings: 6people
Ingredients
1tbspoil
1onion, diced
1tomato, diced
2tsptumeric
1tspchili powder
1tspground cumin
1tspground coriander
1tspground cardamom
2clovesgarlic, minced
2tspgrated fresh ginger
1 1/2cupsdried red lentils
3cupswater
2cupsfresh spinach leaves, packed
Instructions
In a saucepan add oil and, at a medium high heat, fry the onion and tomatoes.
When onions are transparent, about 5 minutes, add spices, garlic and ginger.
Cook for 3 minutes to bring out the flavours of the spices.
Add lentils and water.
Bring to a boil and then lower heat.
Cover and simmer for about an hour.
If the water is completely soaked up by the lentils add more, a little at a time.
Once the dal is all softened and the water mostly soaked up, stir in the spinach. Cook for another 5 minutes or until all spinach is wilted and cooked, about 5 minutes.