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Dal with Spinach
A nourishing Indian yellow dal with spinach and a tempered spice oil — simple and deeply comforting.
Ingredients
Instructions
Simmer dal in 1L water with turmeric until completely soft, about 30 minutes.
Fry onion in ghee until golden, add garlic and ginger.
Add tomatoes and ground cumin, cook 8 minutes.
Add spinach and cook until wilted.
Add tomato spinach mixture to dal, simmer 10 minutes.
For tadka: heat remaining ghee, fry cumin seeds, mustard seeds and dried chillis.
Pour sizzling tadka over dal.
Scatter with coriander and serve with rice or roti.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
