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Spinach toor dal

Name: Spinach toor dal
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup toor dal; 3 cup water; 0.5 tsp turmeric; 200 g spinach, chopped; 1 tsp oil; 0.5 tsp cumin seeds; 2 piece garlic cloves, sliced; 1 piece tomato, chopped; 0.75 tsp salt; 1 piece green chilli, slit

Split pigeon peas cooked soft with spinach, garlic, cumin and a light tomato tempering.

35 min

0 of 4 steps done

4 servings

Heat: Mild

Approximate nutrition

A rough guide per original serving, not a lab test.

Energy210 per serving
Protein12g per serving
Carbs28g per serving
Fibre7g per serving

Ingredients

Method

1.Pressure-cook dal, turmeric and water for 3 whistles, until the dal can be mashed.
2.Stir in spinach and salt and simmer 4 minutes.
3.Temper cumin, garlic, chilli and tomato in oil until the tomato softens.
4.Pour the tempering over the dal. Simmer 2 minutes and serve with rice or roti.

Spinach toor dal

Approximate nutrition

Ingredients

Method

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