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    Spinach Dal Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi


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    Quick Spinach Dal Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Yellow Moong Dal and Spinach

     

    Quick Spinach Dal

    This is one of the simplest dal you could ever make. It is easy to make and very nutritious. Great for kids and toddlers. I have quite a bit of dal recipes in my blog, since i make them many times a week. Each time i make it differently.

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    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

    Ingredients for Quick Spinach Dal

    • Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu - ½ cup
    • Spinach - 3 cups chopped finely
    • Tomato - 1 large chopped
    • Green Chilli - 2
    • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
    • Water - 1 cup + more as needed
    • Salt to taste
    For Seasoning:
    • Ghee - 1 tblspn
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
    • Garlic - 4 cloves chopped finely

    How to make Quick Spinach Dal

    • Take all the ingredients given except seasoning in a cooker. Pressure cook for 2 whistle. Turn off the heat and let the steam escape all by itself. Open the cooker and add salt and more water and bring it to a boil.
    • Now make seasoning, heat ghee and crackle cumin seeds and add garlic. Fry till golden. Pour this over the dal and mix well.
    • Serve with rice.

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    Quick Spinach Dal Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Yellow Moong Dal and Spinach
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 144kcal

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu
    • 3 cups Spinach chopped finely
    • 1 large Tomato chopped
    • 2 Green Chilli
    • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
    • 1 cup + more as needed Water
    • Salt to taste
    • For Seasoning:
    • 1 tbsp Ghee
    • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
    • 4 cloves Garlic chopped finely

    Instructions

    • Take all the ingredients given except seasoning in a cooker. Pressure cook for 2 whistle. Turn off the heat and let the steam escape all by itself. Open the cooker and add salt and more water and bring it to a boil.
    • Now make seasoning, heat ghee and crackle cumin seeds and add garlic. Fry till golden. Pour this over the dal and mix well.
    • Serve with rice.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 103mg | Potassium: 246mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2539IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 2mg
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    Quick Spinach Dal Recipe Step by Step Picture

    Take washed moong dal in a cooker
    add chopped spinach
    add tomatoes, green chillies and turmeric powder
    water
    mix well
    pressure cook till done
    mix well,add more water as needed
    add salt
    bring it to a boil
    Make seasoning, heat ghee and crackle in cumin seeds
    add little asafoetida
    add garlic
    fry till golden
    add it into the dal
    mix well
    Serve
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      Great recipe. thank you

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      Hi aarti I like your recipes so much

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