How to make Konkani Palak Ambat -
Tangy coastal dal preparation cooked with spinach and tuvar dal.
This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel & has featured on Maa ki Dal.
Main Ingredients : Fresh spinach leaves (palak) (ताज़ा पालक), Split pigeon pea (toor dal/arhar dal) (तुवर दाल/अरहर दाल)
Cuisine : Maharashtrian
Course : Dals and Kadhis
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Konkani Palak Ambat Recipe Card
Hindi: palak
Treasure house of vitamins and minerals, spinach must be included in the week's menu. The usage can be varied: chopped spinach leaves cooked with potatoes is a semi-wet vegetable with rotis, a few spinach leaves thrown in with mixed vegetables and turned into a soup is lovely on a cold winter night, chopped and blanched spinach makes a different sort of raita, spinach puree can be used in cutlets or kababs, the list goes on.
Prep Time : 11-15 minutes
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Konkani Palak Ambat Recipe
Fresh spinach leaves (palak) blanched and chopped 1/2 bunch
Split pigeon pea (toor dal/arhar dal) cooked with salt and turmeric powder 1 cup
Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) 1 1/2 tablespoons
Dried red chillies 3-4
Tamarind soaked in water 3-4 tablespoons
Fresh coconut grated 1/2 cup
Coconut oil 4 tablespoons
Onion finely chopped 1 large
Salt to taste
Method
Step 1
Heat cooked dal in a deep non-stick pan.
Step 2
Heat another non-stick pan and dry roast fenugreek seeds, broken red chillies for 1-2 minutes in it.
Step 3
Combine dry roasted ingredients, tamarind soaked in water and grated coconut in a grinder jar.
Step 4
Grind into a fine paste using little water.
Step 5
Add 4 tbsps ground paste to the dal, mix well and bring to a boil.
Step 6
Use the ground paste depending on the amount of spiciness you want.
Step 7
Add spinach leaves and mix well.
Step 8
Add ¼ cup water, stir to mix and bring again to a boil. Remove from heat and set aside.
Step 9
Heat coconut oil in a non-stick pan.
Step 10
Add onion and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
Step 11
Add cooked dal, adjust salt and stir to mix.
Step 12
Boil for 2-3 minutes. Serve hot.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1610 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 153.5 gm
Protein : 52.1 gm
Fat : 87.5 gm
Other : 32.4gm
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