How to Prepare Tasty Kerala Style Dal Palak

Kerala Style Dal Palak. Fill Your Cart With Color today! Free UK Delivery on Eligible Orders Dal Palak in Kerala Style Here in Johannesburg Veg options are always less for us. Once in Fruit & Veg store I was wondering what to buy, when my husband told me about this combination which north indians used to make.

It is also one of the popular Indian lentil recipes as it combines the goodness of the pigeon pea lentils (known as arhar dal or tuvar dal in Hindi) as well as spinach (called as palak in Hindi). This kind of dal is perfect for those kids who do not like to eat greens as a side dish. Please adjust the chili if making for kids. You can cook Kerala Style Dal Palak using 22 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Kerala Style Dal Palak

1. You need of Cooked Dal:.
2. You need of Tur Dal.
3. You need of Bay leaf.
4. You need of Turmeric Powder.
5. You need of salt.
6. You need of Masala Paste:.
7. Prepare of Small onions.
8. It's of garlic.
9. Prepare of Fresh Chillies.
10. It's of salt.
11. Prepare of Grated Coconut.
12. It's of Cumin Seed.
13. Prepare of Cooking:.
14. You need of Palak (Spinach) chopped.
15. You need of mustard seeds.
16. It's of Cumin seeds.
17. Prepare of curry leaves.
18. You need of onion Chopped.
19. It's of Tomato Chopped.
20. It's of Turmeric Powder.
21. Prepare of chilli powder.
22. You need of coriander powder.

This palak moong dal tastes best when it served with plain rice. But sometimes I like to have it as a soup as such. Heat oil in a kadai add mustard, when it splutters add red chilli sauté for a minute. Grind coconut, cumin seeds, onion and green chilly in a mixer.

Kerala Style Dal Palak instructions

1. In a pressure cooker, add the ingredients mentioned in section cooked dal. Pressure cook for 4 whistles..
2. In a wet grinder jar, add the ingredients mentioned in the section Masala paste and grind it to a paste..
3. Mash the cooked dal to a paste..
4. In a pan, add oil. When the oil is heated then add mustard seeds, Cumin seeds, Curry leaves, Onion Chopped, Tomato Chopped, Turmeric Powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and saute..
5. Add Masala paste and chopped palak, Stir well with 1/4 cup of water..
6. Add the cooked dal and 1 cup of water. Add salt if necessary..
7. Cook for 10 mins covered and your Kerala Style Dal Palak is ready to be served..

Add this ground mix to palak, add salt and mix well. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Kerala Cherupayar Curry Recipe (Green Moong and Yellow Moong Dal Recipe) is a comforting dal made from a blend of green mung bean and yellow mung bean lentil. Cherupayar refers to the green moong lentil in Malayalam. The curry is made with simple flavors and the addition of coconut oil in the dal lifts the whole flavor of the dish.