Yellow dal with spinach

Name: Yellow dal with spinach
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 4 h 15 min
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 50 g (1¾ oz) ghee or butter; roti or other Indian flatbread, to serve; 200 g (7 oz/1 cup) chana dal, rinsed (see Tip); 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 75 g (2¾ oz) baby spinach leaves; 1 red onion, coarsely grated; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 2 garlic cloves, crushed or finely chopped; 2 long green chillies, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger; 1 teaspoon chilli powder

Chana Dal

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
4 hr 30

Appears in

Slow Cooker Vegetarian

By Katy Holder

Published 2018

About

This is the simplest but most delicious dal. Serve it as part of an Indian vegetarian spread, perhaps with dal makhani, pilaf rice, a bowl of chopped cucumber and tomato or cucumber raita.

Ingredients

50 g (1¾ oz) ghee or butter
1 teaspoon ground turmeric<

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

Heat the ghee in the insert pan of a slow cooker or a frying pan over medium heat. Cook the turmeric, chilli powder, cumin seeds, onion, ginger, garlic and half of the sliced chilli for about 5 minutes until fragrant and soft.

Return the insert pan, if using, to the slow cooker, or transfer the mixture to the slow cooker, then add the chana dal and 1.25