Dhaba style dal palak

 Dhaba style dal palak

 Dhaba style dal palak step by step today I am sharing I personally loved the dals.  They are delicious and very tasty too love these with paratha or rice.

 Ingredients

 To boil dal

 ¾ cup toor dal soaked

 ¼ cup moong dal soaked

 3 cups water

 ¼ teaspoon salt

 ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder

 Dal palak

 2-3 tablespoons ghee / clarified butter

 ½ teaspoon cumin seeds

 ¼ teaspoon asafetida / hing

 ½ teaspoon ginger finely chopped

 2 tablespoons garlic finely chopped

 2 medium onions finely chopped

 2 medium tomatoes finely chopped

 1 green chilli finely chopped

 salt to taste

 ½ teaspoon kashmiri red chilli powder

 ½ teaspoon cumin powder

 1 teaspoon coriander powder

 2 cups spinach

 ¼ teaspoon amchoor powder

 ½ teaspoon garam masala

 1 tablespoon fresh coriander

 Second dal tadka

 1 tablespoon ghee / clarified butter

 1 tablespoon butter

 ½ teaspoon cumin seeds

 2 tablespoons garlic finely chopped

 2 dry red chilli

 ½ teaspoon kashmiri red chilli powder

 Steps In Making Dal palak:

 •Add soaked toor dal, moong dal, water, salt and turmeric powder in a pressure cooker and pressure cook for 3 whistles.

 •To prepare the first tadka in a kadai add ghee and once it turns hot add cumin seeds and asafetida and cook for few seconds.

 •Now add finely chopped ginger and garlic and cook for a minute.

 •Add finely chopped onions and cook for 3-4 minutes or until they get a nice golden color.

 •Further add chopped tomatoes, green chillies and salt.  Cover it with a lid and cook till the tomatoes turn soft.

 •Now add Kashmiri red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala and amchoor powder.  Add water and mix well.  Let the masala simmer on medium flame for couple of minutes.

 •Now add chopped spinach and cook for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.  The spinach will reduce in size once done.

 •Now add the boiled dal in the cooked masala and mix until well combined.

 •Add some water if the dal is too thick.  Let it simmer for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.

 •Finally add fresh coriander and mix well.

 Second tadka

 •To prepare the second dal tadka, in a small pan add ghee and butter.  Once it turns hot add cumin seeds, heeng, dry red chili and chopped garlic.  Sauté for a minute.  Finally add the Kashmiri red chili powder and toss for couple of seconds.

 •Immediately pour the tadka on the prepared palak dal and mix well.

 •Serve hot with rice, roti or paratha.