Dal Palak

This is my favorite palak recipe.
 I try and limit the spinach intake to not more than twice a week, alternate weeks, either in smoothie form or otherwise.

 Ingredients:
1 bunch palak/spinach.
1 cup of moong dal/ green gram without skin.
1/2 inch ginger
1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds
2 to 4 green chillies
1 tsp turmeric
rock salt or sea salt to taste.

 Process:
Clean and chop the spinach leaves, along with the clean part of the stems.
Boil it with the ginger, the green chillies and a few garlic cloves (Optional) with minimum water. If you keep the lid closed, the water from the spinach will be enough to boil the vegetables.
Once boiled and cooled, put it through the mixie to make a smooth blend.
Boil the dal separately with 1 1/2 cups of water and 1/2 tsp turmeric.

 Heat a thick bottomed pan.  Add the mustard, cumin seeds.  when they splutter add the rest of the turmeric and then immediately add the boiled dal.  Mash it with a ladle.

 Add in the palak mix.  Add in the salt.

 And it is ready to serve.

Goes well with brown rice, or chaptis, or bhakris.
Can add more water to the recipe to make it into a spinach/lentil soup.