Name: Masoor–Palak Dal
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Masoor dal (red lentil) — ¾ cup red lentils (150 g); Water — 3¾ cups (900 ml); Turmeric powder — ¼ tsp (1 g); Spinach (palak) — 1 bunch, chopped (200 g); Rock salt (sendha namak) — ¾ tsp (4 g); Ghee (cow) — 1 tbsp (15 g); Cumin (jeera) — ½ tsp (2 g); Asafoetida (hing) — 1 pinch (0.3 g); Ginger, fresh — 2 tsp grated (10 g); Tomato — 1 medium, chopped (optional) (80 g); Kashmiri chilli powder (mild) — ¼ tsp Kashmiri (1 g); Lemon juice — 2 tsp (10 ml)

Serves: 4
Portion: 1 katori (≈180 g)
Time: Cook 35 min
Texture: Soft
Season: WinterFebruary
Dosha: Vata
Pitta
Kapha
Balances Kapha; ghee tadka for Vata

Ingredients

What you need

Custom servings

Ingredients for 4 servings
Ingredient	Household measure	Quantity (4 servings)	Café batch ×5
Masoor dal (red lentil)	¾ cup red lentils	150 g	750 g
Water	3¾ cups	900 ml	4500 ml
Turmeric powder	¼ tsp	1 g	5 g
Spinach (palak)	1 bunch, chopped	200 g	1000 g
Rock salt (sendha namak)	¾ tsp	4 g	20 g
Ghee (cow)	1 tbsp	15 g	75 g
Cumin (jeera)	½ tsp	2 g	10 g
Asafoetida (hing)	1 pinch	0.3 g	1.5 g
Ginger, fresh	2 tsp grated	10 g	50 g
Tomato	1 medium, chopped (optional)	80 g	400 g
Kashmiri chilli powder (mild)	¼ tsp Kashmiri	1 g	5 g
Lemon juice	2 tsp	10 ml	50 ml

Method

How to cook it

Step 1: Wash masoor and soak 15 minutes.
Step 2: Cook with water and turmeric — 3 whistles, or 25 minutes in an open pot — until fully dissolved.
Step 3: Add chopped palak; simmer 5 minutes, then whisk smooth.
Step 4: Tadka: ghee, cumin, hing, ginger; add tomato and cook 4 minutes until soft; add chilli powder.
Step 5: Pour into dal, add salt, simmer 2 minutes; finish with lemon.

Nutrition

Per serving, estimated

182kcal

Energy

10.8g

Protein

4.4g

Fat

24.4g

Carbohydrate

5.4g

Fibre

Salt

Where the energy comes from

Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g

Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.

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Masoor–Palak Dal

What you need

How to cook it

Per serving, estimated

Where the energy comes from

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