Dal Palak - Spinach Moong dhal

This is a very simple dhal, I make almost once a week. I use frozen spinach (too lazy to clean the fresh one). It tastes absolutely delicious when served with warm rice and ghee. Fried potato makes a great combination for this. This dhal can be served with roti too.

Ingredients

Moong dhal                      - 1/2 cup  

Spinach(frozen&chopped) - 1 cup

Tomato                           - 1 no.

Garlic                              - 5-6 cloves
Oil                                  - 2 teaspoon

Chopped Onion                - 1/4 cup

Cumin seeds                     - 1/2 teaspoon

Mustard seeds                   - 1/4 teaspoon

Asafoetida                        - a pinch

turmeric powder               - 1/4 teaspoon

Chilli powder                    - 1/2 teaspoon

Salt to taste.

Directions

1. In pressure cooker, cook moong dal with tomato and garlic.
2. In microwave, cook spinach for 5 minutes.
3. Then in sauce pan, add oil and then mustard seeds & cumin seeds, once they splutter add onions.Cook till the onion turns golden brown.
4. Then add asafoetida, turmeric powder, chillipowder cook till raw smell is gone.
5. Then add spinach and cook for 2-3 min.
6. Then add cooked moong dhal to this. Add water as per the required consistency. Then simmer for 10- 15 min in low flame.
7. Dhal is ready.