Vegan Spinach & Dal Recipe

Instructions

Prep

• 1

  Start by using a vegetable chopper to chop onions and dice the tomatoes. Keep them in separate bowls, we will use them one by one once we start cooking. Also chop spinach using a knife and cutting board.

• 2

  Mince ginger and garlic and keep it aside as well.

Dal

• 1

  Start by heating avocado oil in a pressure cooker. Add mustard seeds in it with a pinch of asafoetida.

• 2

  Once mustard seeds start to crackle, add chopped onions and let it cook on medium heat until it becomes brown. You can also add a pinch of salt to make it brown faster.

• 3

  Once onions get brown in color, add the minced ginger and garlic and stir fry (2-3 mins) until it releases aroma. Then add the diced tomatoes and cook covered until it they become soft.

• 4

  Once the tomatoes start getting soft, add seasonings of your choice, I added salt, pepper, turmeric, paprika, and cumin. Mix it well and stir fry until the oil starts to release from the edges.

• 5

  Add rinsed yellow lentils in the mix with about 2-3 glasses of water. Cover the lid and let it pressure cooker for 15 mins.

• 6

  Turn off the heat and let the pressure cooker cool down. DO NOT OPEN RIGHT AWAY, since pressure cooker has a lot of pressure inside it, always let it cool down first and then open the pressure cooker.

• 7

  Check the consistency of the dal and seasonings. Add more seasoning and/or water if you’d like. Let it simmer on medium heat and add chopped spinach to it. Cook covered on medium heat until the spinach is cooked.

• 8

  Serve with brown rice or eat is as is in a bowl.