Saagwalla Dhal

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 ounces mung beans
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 1 fresh green chili, sliced lengthwise
• 2 cinnamon sticks, broken into pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 ripe tomatoes, skinned and chopped
• 20 fluid ounces warm water
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 dried red chilies, chopped
• 4 ounces frozen spinach, defrosted

Recipe

• 1 wash and soak the moong dhal in plenty of water and leave to stand for 11/2 hours. drain well.
• 2 melt the butter over medium heat and fry the onions, green chilli, and cinnamon, till the onions are light brown.
• 3 add the turmeric and garam masala, stir well.
• 4 add the dhal, chilli powder and salt. stir and cook for 3 minutes.
• 5 add the water and tomatoes, bring to the boil and cook covered for 30 minutes.
• 6 defrost the spinach.
• 7 heat the oil over medium heat and fry the mustard seeds till they start to pop.
• 8 add the garlic and allow to just brown, add the dried chillies and spinach, stir well, cover the pot and cook for 5 minutes.
• 9 add the spinach to the dhal cover and cook over pow heat for 10 minutes stirring from time to time.
• 10 serve.