Palak palle recipe | Palak soppina dal | Palak dal | North karnataka palak recipes
By Latha on May 2nd, 2017
Palak palle or palak dal recipe explained with step by step pictures. This palak dal resembles Andhra style palak kura pappu.Palak palle is a popular dal recipe from north karnataka and is served as an accompaniment with jowar roti (jolada rotti) or rice roti or chapathi or rice. Palak palle is prepared using palak leaves (spinach leaves), toor dal, onion, garlic and few other spices. Palak palle is also familiar by name palak byali and bele palle.
Palak is very healthy. It has numerous health benefits. If you are looking for more palak recipes then check our palak soup, palak paratha, palak sambar, massoppu, upsaru and bassaru recipes.
In north karnataka "palle" is the general word used for curries prepared using vegetables or lentils. And so is the name "palak palle" for this dal recipe. Two types of palak palle recipes are in practice. One is adding pre-cooked dal and the other one is cooking the dal along with other ingredients. In this recipe I have followed the first method. I have posted menthe palle or methi dal earlier using second method, that is cooking dal with the leaves.
You can replace palak leaves with dil leaves or methi leaves. It tastes equally good. Do check my methi parota recipe and menthe soppina rice bath other tasty recipes from methi leaves. Also I have posted tasty menthe huli or rasam and menthe idli recipe, which are prepared using fenugreek seeds. This is a very tasty dal recipe. And I would say it is a must try recipe. I am sure it will not disappoint you. You can also find more North Karnataka recipes, more gravy recipes and more curry recipes on this website.
Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 4
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 1 big bunch palak leaves (spinach leaves)
- 1 cup toor dal
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 red chili (optional)
- 2 pinch of turmeric powder
- A pinch of asafoetida
- 4 - 5 curry leaves
- 1 - 2 green chili
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1cm length ginger
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato (optional)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- Salt as per your taste
Instructions for making palak palle or palak dal:
- Rinse the toor dal and pressure cook it until mushy. Add a pinch of turmeric powder and few drops of oil while cooking the dal.
- Take oil in a cooker and heat it. Add in mustard seeds, cumin seeds and whole red chili.
- When mustard seed splutters, add in asafoetida, turmeric powder and curry leaves.
- Next add in slit green chili, finely chopped garlic and ginger. Saute it for a while.
- Add in chopped onion. Saute until onions are translucent.
- Add in chopped tomato. Please note tomato is an optional ingredient in palak palle.
- Add in salt and fry until tomatoes are mushy.
- Add in chopped palak leaves and fry them for a while.
- Fry the palak leaves until soft. Cover and cook for few minutes.
- Next add in cooked toor dal.
- Mix it well, add in required water and bring it to boil.
- At the end adjust the salt, add in cumin powder and little lemon juice. Please note adding lemon juice is optional. Serve it with jowar roti or chapathi or rice.
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