Palak Dal

Ingredients:

• Moong Dal - 1 cup
• Spinach  - 1 bunch (chopped)
• Tomato - 1 medium (chopped)
• Onion - 1 medium (chopped)
• Ginger - 1/2 inch (finely grated) 
• Garlic - 4 cloves (sliced)
• Green chillies - 2 (slited vertically) 
• Panch Poran:
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Nigella seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Ghee (clarified butter) - 2 tbsps 
• Salt to taste
• Onions and Tomatoes to garnish.

Method:

• Step -1
• Take a pan and dry roast the moong dal in medium flame till the color changes to slight brown.
• Remove it from the hot pan and let it cool down completely.
• Step - 2
• Take some ghee in a pan.
• Add the panch poran when the ghee is hot. Let them splutter completely.
• Now, add the garlic, curry leaves, red chillies, asafoetida one by one.
• Then add the onions. Saute them till they become translucent.
• Now add the tomatoes. Then add the turmeric and salt. 
• Cook for few more minutes till the tomatoes get totally mashed up.
• Add the roasted moong dal and water.
• Cover and boil on medium falme for about 10 minutes or till the dal is tender.
• Add the chopped spinach and simmer for about 5 minutes or till the spinach is cooked.
• Garnish with onions and tomatoes.