Saturday, June 2, 2012

Palak ( Spinach)  Chana Daal

Ingredients:-

Chana Daal - 1 cup
Green chilies -  2 chopped
Onion - 1 medium chopped
Oil - 1/2  tsp
Cumin Seed - 1/2 tsb
Hing - 1/4 tsb
Haldi  Powder - 1/2 tsb
Crushed tomatoes - 3/4 cup
Coriander powder - 3 tsb
Red Chili powder - 1 tsb
Salt - According to taste
Mango power - 2 tsb
Garam masala powder - 1 tsb
Water 2 cups (1 cup before sealing the pot and 1 cup after)
Palak - 1 bunch 



For Tadka :-
Oil - 1 tsb
Garlic - 5 cloves chopped
Ginger - 1 inch chopped

Directions:-
Soak chana in a cold water for about 30 mins and set aside. Heat pressure cooker in a medium flame.When it is hot then add oil, hing, haldi powder and cumin seeds. Onces the seeds begin to sizzle then add onions and green chillies and cook it for about 5 - 10 mins. Now drain the water from the daal and set aside. In the pressure cooker and crushed tomatoes, and all the spices powder and salt mix it. Now add daal and mix it well. Add 1 cup of water and spinach mix it very nice. Close the cooker and allow this to cook until you hear 4 whistles . Onces the steam is released from pressure cooker carefully open it . Mash the spinach and add garam masala to it. Now heat a small pot on a medium heat add oil. When it is hot then add ginger and garlic cook it for 35 - 40 secs. Add ginger and garlic to the spinach . Turn off the stove on a low heat add 1 cup of water, more or less depending on yours desired gravy. Add mango powder in the daal  mix it well and turn off the stove.
Enjoy with roti, paratha and rice