Palak Channadal Curry | Spinach Bengal Gram Curry

Want to make a simple, healthy and yummy accompaniment for Indian Breads like Roti / Chapati / Naan etc, try this simple and tasty Palak Channadal curry, the nutritional rich palak added with dal along with Indian Spices, is the best ever complement for rotis. Very easy to make and takes very less time to make. Many of our kids show little aversion to spinach and we need to try hard to make them understand the importance of greens. We need to try to include greens in any form every day for a healthy living. Atleast include coriander and curry leaves in generous quantity. This Spinach Bengal Gram Curry (Palak Channadal Curry) is one way to include spinach in our diet. Even this tastes so great with any Pulao variety.

Preparation and Yield:

Preparation time	20 mins
Cooking Time	30 mins
Servings	2
Recipe Category	Main
Recipe Cuisine	South Indian

1. Soak Channadal in water for 20 minutes. Wash the spinach thoroughly and chop it roughly and set it aside
2. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add onions, garlic and ginger and saute the onions till translucent
3. Add tomato and stir well. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder and salt and allow the tomato to cook for 2 minutes. 
4. Then, add soaked and drained channadal and also chopped spinach and mix well
5. Then add 4 cups of water and stir once and close the cooker with lid and put the whistle and allow for 2-3 whistles
6. Allow the pressure to fully release and then give the spinach and dal a good stir. Meanwhile heat a pan and add ghee. When the ghee is melted and hot, add cumin seeds and allow it to sputter. Add red chili and saute for a second and then add these seasoning to the cooked Spinach and dal and stir well
7. Finally squeeze 1/2 lemon and stir well. Finally add garam masala and stir once. 
8. The delicious Palak Channadal is now ready to serve!

Palak Channadal Curry | Spinach Bengal Gram Curry