Saagwalla Dhal
- 6 ounces mung beans
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 fresh green chili, sliced lengthwise
- 2 cinnamon sticks, broken into pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 ripe tomatoes, skinned and chopped
- 20 fluid ounces warm water
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 dried red chilies, chopped
- 4 ounces frozen spinach, defrosted
- Wash and soak the moong dhal in plenty of water and leave to stand for 11/2 hours. Drain well.
- Melt the butter over medium heat and fry the onions, green chilli, and cinnamon, till the onions are light brown.
- Add the turmeric and garam masala, stir well.
- Add the dhal, chilli powder and salt. stir and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the water and tomatoes, bring to the boil and cook covered for 30 minutes.
- Defrost the spinach.
- Heat the oil over medium heat and fry the mustard seeds till they start to pop.
- Add the garlic and allow to just brown, add the dried chillies and spinach, stir well, cover the pot and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the spinach to the dhal cover and cook over pow heat for 10 minutes Stirring from time to time.
- Serve.
beans, butter, onion, green chili, cinnamon sticks, ground turmeric, garam masala, chili powder, salt, ground cumin, tomatoes, fluid, cooking oil, black mustard seeds, garlic, red chilies, frozen spinach
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/saagwalla-dhal-285275 (may not work)