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Dhaba Style Dal Palak Recipe
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Dhaba Style Dal Palak Recipe

A high protein North Indian Recipes recipe with arhar dal (split toor dal) - washed, spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped, sunflower oil. Ready in 30 min, serves 4.

Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳

30 minTotal Time10m prep · 20m cook
4Servings
400-550Est. Cost
HardDifficulty
Directions18 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making the Dhaba Style Dal Palak, add the chopped spinach along with 2 tablespoon of water and pressure cook for one whistle and turn off the heat

    spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped(2 cups)onion - finely chopped(1)tomato - finely chopped(1)inch ginger - finely chopped(2)cloves garlic - finely chopped(4)
  2. 2

    Release the pressure immediately to keep the fresh green colour of spinach

    spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped(2 cups)green chillies - slit(2)
  3. 3

    Keep the spinach aside

    spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped(2 cups)
  4. 4

    Heat oil in the pressure cooker; add the cumin seeds and allow it to crackle

    cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)
  5. 5

    Add the onion, ginger and garlic and saute until the onions turn soft

    onion - finely chopped(1)inch ginger - finely chopped(2)cloves garlic - finely chopped(4)cloves garlic - sliced thin(2)
  6. 6

    Once the onions have softened, add the tomatoes, turmeric powder, green chillies, garam masala powder and saute until the tomatoes becomes just a little soft

    onion - finely chopped(1)tomato - finely chopped(1)green chillies - slit(2)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)dry red chillies(2)
  7. 7

    At this stage add the washed toor dal, salt to taste, 2-1/2 cups of water and cover the pressure cooker

    arhar dal (split toor dal) - washed(1 cup)salt - to taste
  8. 8

    Pressure cook for about 4 to 5 whistles and turn off the heat

  9. 9

    Allow the pressure to release naturally

  10. 10

    Once done, open the cooker and add the cooked spinach/ palak to the dal

    spinach leaves (palak) - finely chopped(2 cups)
  11. 11

    Give it a brisk boil and turn off the heat

  12. 12

    Check the salt and adjust to taste accordingly

    salt - to taste
  13. 13

    Transfer the Dhaba Style Dal Palak to a serving bowl

  14. 14

    For the tadka, heat ghee in a tadka pan, add cumin seeds, red chillies and garlic

    green chillies - slit(2)cloves garlic - finely chopped(4)ghee(1 tablespoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)cloves garlic - sliced thin(2)dry red chillies(2)
  15. 15

    Saute until they crackle and the garlic turns golden

    cloves garlic - finely chopped(4)cloves garlic - sliced thin(2)
  16. 16

    Add this tadka to the Dhaba Style Dal Palak and give it a stir

  17. 17

    Finally squeeze in the lemon juice and serve hot

    lemon - juice extracted(1)
  18. 18

    Serve Dhaba Style Dal Palak with Steamed Rice or phulkas and Sindhi Karela Bhaji for lunch or dinner

Nutrition Facts

Per serving

252 kcal
Protein10.3g
Carbs33.2g
Fat9g
Fiber8.2g

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