Dal with Spinach

Name: Dal with Spinach
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Ingredients: 300g yellow toor dal; 200g fresh spinach, chopped; 1 white onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2cm fresh ginger, minced; 2 ripe tomatoes, diced; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp ground cumin; 3 tbsp ghee or vegetable oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 2 dried red chillis; 1 handful fresh coriander

A nourishing Indian yellow dal with spinach and a tempered spice oil — simple and deeply comforting.

Total time

55 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

40 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Vegetarian

vegetarianvegangluten-free

Ingredients

300gyellow toor dal

200gfresh spinach, chopped

1white onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

2cmfresh ginger, minced

2ripe tomatoes, diced

1 tspturmeric

1 tspground cumin

3 tbspghee or vegetable oil

1 tspcumin seeds

1 tspmustard seeds

2dried red chillis

1 handfulfresh coriander

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.

Calories

Protein

3.1g

Fat

0.9g

Carbs

9.5g

Fiber

2.9g

Sodium

49mg

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