# Palakura Pappu

A delicious and easy-to-make spinach dal recipe.

- Total time: 5 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup toor dal
- 2 cups spinach
- 0.75 cup onion
- 0.25 cup tomato
- 2 chillies
- 4 garlic
- 0.25 tbsp turmeric
- 2 tbsp chilli powder
- 1 inch tamarind
- 2 cups water
- 0 salt
- 2 tbsp oil
- 0.5 tbsp tempering seeds
- 0.25 tbsp cumin seeds
- 1 dry chilli
- 0 curry leaves
- 0 chopped coriander

## Instructions

1. Wash 1/2 cup toor dal 2-3 times
2. Add 2 cups spinach
3. Add 3/4 cup chopped onions
4. Add 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
5. Add 2 chopped chillies
6. Add 4 garlic
7. Add 1/4 tbsp turmeric
8. Add 2 tbsp chilli powder
9. Add 1 inch tamarind
10. Add 2 cups water
11. Mix well and cook for 3 whistles on low flame
12. Add salt and mash it
13. For tempering, add 2-3 tbsp oil
14. Oil heated, add 1/2 tbsp tempering seeds
15. Add 1/4 tbsp cumin seeds
16. Add 1 dry chilli
17. Add curry leaves
18. Fried well, add mashed dal
19. Mix well and cook for 2 mins on medium flame
20. Add chopped coriander
21. Mix well and turn off

## Equipment

- pressure cooker
- frying pan

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/l8Wr_xsjVVY?si=kHF_UgpRK0_U7Vml
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4d5c5c85-abba-4e9c-b8b4-de0d444a9e5f
- Extracted: 2025-04-20

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