Palak Dal

• 2 cups palak (spinach)
• 12 cup arhar dal
• 1 tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon garlic paste
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon green chili
• 14 teaspoon haldi powder (turmeric)
• 12 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons coriander
• salt
• 3 bay leaves (tej patta)
• 3 red chilies
• 12 teaspoon cumin seed (or panch phoran)
• 1 pinch hing
• 1 tablespoon ghee

1. Method.
2. Clean, wash and soak the arhar dal for 2 hours.
3. Drain and keep aside.
4. Combine the soaked arhar dal, green chillies, turmeric powder, salt and 3 cups of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
5. Heat the ghee in a pan.
6. Add the bay leaves, red chillies, cumin seeds and asafoetida.
7. When the seeds crackle, Add chopped onion,ginger,garlic,turmeric powder,coriander powder,chilli powder , cook for few minutes.
8. Add already cooked into above tadka,let it simmer for few minute.Granish with chopped coriander(optional).
9. Serve hot.

palak, tomatoes, onion, ginger, garlic, coriander powder, green chili, haldi powder, chili powder, coriander, salt, bay leaves, red chilies, cumin, hing, ghee

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/palak-dal-507425 (may not work)