Palakura Pappu Recipe, Dal Palak, How to Make Palakura Pappu Recipe
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Dal Palak Recipe/ Spinach dal or palakura Pappu in South India is one of the nutritional and protein-packed recipes.
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Indian
Keyword:
Palakura Pappu Recipe
Servings: 4
Calories: 280 kcal
Ingredients
- Spinach – 1 bunch
- Toor dal – 1 cup
- Water – required quantity
- Onions – 5 no. sliced into four halfs
- Green chilies – 5 no.
- Curry leaves – 4 tbsp.
- Coriander leaves – 4 tbsp.
- Turmeric powder – 1 tbsp.
- Oil – 3 tbsp.
- Tamarind – Small lump.
- Salt – 1 ½ tbsp.
- Red chili powder – ¾ tbsp.
- Mustard seeds – ½ tbsp.
- Cumin seeds – ½ tbsp.
- Chana dal – 1 tbsp.
- Moong dal – 1 tbsp.
- Garlic cloves – 12 no. crushed
- Dry red chilies – 4 no. whole
Instructions
How to Make Palakura Pappu Recipe:
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Clean and slice spinach into small pieces.
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Similarly clean toor dal in a pressure cooker and add sliced spinach.
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Add sliced onions, curry leaves, green chillies, , coriander leaves, 1 tbsp. oil and ¼ tbsp. turmeric powder.
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Put 2 ½ glass water and mix all ingredients and cook for 3 whistle blows.
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Soak tamarind and remove pulp, keep aside.
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Once dal is cooked, remove stock and mash dal. Again add stock to it.
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Add tamarind pulp, turmeric powder, salt and red chilli powder.
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Now let’s prepare temper, In a pan heat 2 tbsp. oil, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and chana dal.
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Continue adding moong dal, garlic cloves, red chillies and curry leaves.
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Once all ingredients are cooked, add cooked dal and garnish with coriander leaves.