Dal Palak is a tasty and healthy side dish from North Indian cuisine.
Spinach is healthy and packed with all nutrients. When lentils and greens merge, it forms a delicious and comfort food. This is a North Indian dish and usually served as an accompaniment with  chapati or nan.
Why should you make Dal Palak ?
- It is tasty.
- It makes a good accompaniment with chapathi or naan.
- It can also be used with steamed rice or pulav.
- Dal Palak is a good way to feed tasty and nutrient rich food for the family.
- It is loved by all.
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The other spinach accompaniments that you can make easily are Kafuli and the most loved Alu Palak.
Dal Palak Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 cup boiled tur dal
- 2 bunch of spinach
- 1 onion finely cut
- half inch ginger
- 2 green chillies
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon oil
- salt to taste
Method:
- Blanch spinach and keep aside
- When cool, grind to a paste along with green chilly, ginger and garlic. Keep aside.
- Take oil in a kadai, add cumin seeds, let them splutter. Then, put the onions. Saute till pale in colour. Now, add the spinach puree and let cook for sometime. After two minutes, put the cooked dal and salt. Allow to simmer on a low flame.
- Dal Palak is ready to serve. It makes an ideal accompaniment with rice also.
About the event:
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Dal Palak
Ingredients
Method
- Blanch spinach and keep aside
- When cool, grind to a paste along with green chilly, ginger and garlic. Keep aside.
- Take oil in a kadai, add cumin seeds, let them splutter. Then, put the onions. Saute till pale in colour. Now, add the spinach puree and let cook for sometime. After two minutes, put the cooked dal and salt. Allow to simmer on a low flame.
- Dal Palak is ready to serve. It makes an ideal accompaniment with rice also.
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Nice and color full..yumm
Thankyou so much Vani
Wow I like the idea of adding spinach puree to dal. It definitely will keep the kids from picking it out of the dal. 😀
delicious , nutritious ! the green goodness is soo inviting!
Thankyou so much Anu
Yum!! Delicious green delight!!
Thankyou Subha
Very healthy recipe. I like dal and palak, But I prepare slightly in a different way. This recipe sounds delicious.
Thankyou Malini, glad you liked it.
That’s a different kind of dal, adding spinach puree to it. Looks delicious.
Thanks Mayuri, do give a try, I am sure you will like it.
Jayashree I really like this recipe with the dal in it- makes it so hearty and flavorful. Will try it for sure.
Thanks Sandhya, shall wait for your feedback.
The healthiest combo.. Love this sabzi.. I make with a lot of variations to it.
Good to know that Shobha, thanks for the visit.
Delicious and healthy…and a good way to feed palak to the kids.
You are right, thanks for the visit Renu.
So much flavourful and delicious dal, I used to make it also but in a different way but yours recipe jaya sounds yumm!
Thankyou Jolly
Give me a bowl of Dal Palak and I am a happy soul. This is my dinner option atleast once a week and I love how filling and healthy it is. Great and healthy share.
I love dal palak . Yours has this gorgeous green colour, mine never turns out this pretty!
We love dal palak and your recipe of adding palak puree to the dal sounds interesting..will give it a try soon
I used to add chopped palak in Dal palak..never used puree…looks delicious
palak dal taste great with rice. Though its new way to make it with spinach puree. Great share.
We all love spinach in my house so I will definitely have to try out this recipe with my family!
I love my dal palak with hot ghee smeared roti. So simple and yet delicious.
Delicious and nutritious recipe. Love the green colour. Best way to incorporate greens in our diet.
Using Toor Dal in dal palak is new to me.. We usually make it with moong dal. Loved the deep green colour here..