The best food is one which is tasty as well as healthy. Here is a dish which is yummy and yet full of nutrients. A perfect way to serve nutrients in your kids plate. You must try this out:
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
- 2 cups spinach (washed and chopped)
- 1 cup Pigeon Peas (Toor dal)
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
- A pinch of asafoetida (hing)
- 4 garlic pods (crushed)
- 1 inch ginger (peeled and crushed)
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 1 green chilly
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed Lemon juice (optional)
Preparation Instructions:
- Pressure cook toor dal with half of turmeric powder and hing for 2-3 whistles on medium heat.
- Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. When cumin seeds begin to change colour, add chopped onions.
- Saute till onions become golden brown. Add ginger, garlic and green chillies and saute for a minute.
- Add spinach and cook till it become soft. When it will become soft, mash it with a ladle.
- Add the remaining turmeric powder and salt. Add dal and a cup of water. Let it cook for 5 minutes on low heat.
- Add lemon juice before serving.
- Serve a healthy spinach-lentils dish with plain rice, roti or paratha.
Tips:
- You can also use moong dal or a mix of both toor and moong dal.
- You can pressure cook spinach along with dal. This will save time. Some people also boil spinach separately and grind it into paste.
