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Dal Pinni ( Iron Rich Recipe)

by Tarla Dalal

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Nothing like this dal… really! combined with spicy parathas, page 50, or jowar methi ki roti, page 44, it makes a super iron rich meal.

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Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 25 mins
Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients

2 tbsp moong dal (split green gram)
2 tbsp chana dal (split bengal gram)
2 tbsp masoor dal (split red lentil)
1/4 cup kabuli chana (white chick peas)
3 cups finely chopped spinach (palak)
1/2 cup chopped cabbage
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tbsp ginger-green chilli paste
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp oil
salt to taste

For The Masala
3 whole dry kashmiri red chillies , broken
1 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds
2 to 3 cloves (laung / lavang)
1 tsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)
2 tbsp grated dry coconut (kopra)
2 tbsp broken cashewnuts (kaju)
2 tsp oil

Method
For the masala paste

How to proceed

Clean, wash and soak the dals and kabuli chana for about 2 hours. Drain.
Pressure cook with 3 cups of water, tomatoes, turmeric powder, ginger-green chilli paste and salt till done.
Heat the oil in a pan, add the spinach and cabbage and sauté for about 5 minutes.
Add the cooked dal, sugar, masala paste and ½ cup of water and bring to a boil.
Simmer for 10 minutes on a low flame.
Serve hot.

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