Ingredients: cup chana dal - soaked in water for 20 minutes, 200 grams spinach - wash and chop, 3 cups water, 1 tsp turmeric powder, salt - as per taste, 2 tbsp ghee, 1/4 tsp asafoetida, 1 tsp cumin, 2 dry red chillies, 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, 1 onion - chopped, 2 green chillies - chopped, 1 tomato - chopped, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp Red chili powder, 1/2 tsp cumin powder, salt - as per taste, High Protein Vegetarian diet
Instructions: To make the spinach chana dal recipe, first soak the chana dal. Now put this dal in a pressure cooker with 3 cups of water, salt, turmeric powder and cook it until it comes to 5 to 6 cities. After coming to the city, turn off the gas and let the pressure drain automatically. Open the cooker, add water, salt with spinach, close the cooker and cook till 1 city comes. Turn off the gas and take out the pressure. Now heat ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds and let it splutter. Now add asafoetida and mix it. After the asafoetida add dry red chilies and cook for 10 seconds. Now add garlic ginger paste and cook for 1 minute. After 1 minute, add onions, green chilies and cook till the onions turn brown. After the onions turn brown, add tomatoes and cook them until they become soft. After the onion becomes soft, add turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder, salt and cook it for 3 to 4 minutes. Now add chana dal and spinach mixture and mix it. Cook on a low flame for 4 to 5 minutes. Turn off the flame and serve. Serve the Palak Chana Dal Recipe along with Bharta Karela Masala Recipe, Bundi Raita and Phulka for dinner.