Palak Masoor Dal ( Baby and Toddler)

by Tarla Dalal

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The ever-popular combo of greens and dal makes this a very nourishing dish to serve your child. Onions add a mild crunch to the Palak Masoor Dal, while ginger-garlic paste and a moderate amount of spice powders impart an appealing flavour to it.

After all, your child is becoming choosy now, and will also seek dishes that please the taste buds! So, we need to pay attention to taste as well. What’s more, this delicious dal also scores high on the nutrient chart.

Spinach is rich in vitamin A, essential for healthy eyes and skin, as well as iron, which is essential for building haemoglobin, while masoor dal is a good source of protein, an important building block of the body.

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Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 15 mins Total Time: 25 mins Makes 0.50 cup
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Ingredients

1/4 cup finely chopped spinach (palak)
2 tbsp masoor dal (split red lentil) , soaked for 15 minutes and drained minutes and drained
1/2 tsp ghee
1/4 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
2 tbsp finely chopped onions
1/4 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
a pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)
a pinch of chilli powder
restricted quantity of salt (optional)

Method

Combine the masoor dal and ½ cup of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Keep aside.
Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds and asafoetida.
When the seeds crackle, add the onions and ginger-garlic paste and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
Add the spinach, turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
Add the cooked dal, mash well with a potato masher and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Serve lukewarm.

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per cup

Energy	247 cal
Protein	14.3 g
Carbohydrates	37 g
Fiber	6.5 g
Fat	4.7 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Sodium	25.6 mg

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RECIPE SOURCE : Baby And Toddler Cookbook

Reviews

megha

on 05 Apr 16 10:17 AM

My baby like it..thanx for superrrrbbb recipe... Thnx a lot

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Tarla Dalal Hi Megha. We are delighted you loved the Palak Masoor Dal recipe and it came out perfectly. Good to hear your baby loved it. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. Happy Cooking.

05 Apr 16 11:32 AM

Anupama Shah

on 28 Feb 16 01:12 PM

Tarla Dalal Thanks Anupama. We are delighted you loved the recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. Happy Cooking.

29 Feb 16 10:32 AM

Muzffar

on 27 Feb 16 05:43 AM

No dis was gud for my baby after dis he changed alotttttttt

Tarla Dalal Thanks Muzffar. We are delighted you loved the Masoor Dal recipe for your baby. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. Happy Cooking.

27 Feb 16 09:38 AM

n_katira

on 26 Oct 15 12:15 PM

Simple dal with the goodness of greens to get some iron… serve it with soft rotis so the babies learn the art of chewing food…..

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