Lentils<\/strong><\/em> 1 tbsp oil 1\/2 tsp fenugreek leaves (optional) In a pot on medium high heat, combine lentils & water, bring to a boil & cook until lentils have broken down completely (abt 20-30 mins, depending on type of lentils used) Dal Palak (Indian Lentil & Spinach Soup) Ingredients Lentils 1\/2 cup lentils 1&1\/2 cups water Spinach 2 cups spinach (chopped) 2 tbsp oil 1 cup onion (finely diced) 1\/2 tsp cumin seeds 1 clove garlic (minced) 1\/2 inch ginger (minced) 1\/4 tsp chilli powder 1 cup tomato (chopped) 1\/2 tsp salt (to taste) Tempering 1…<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[103,7,111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lentils","category-main-dishes","category-spinach"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11248"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22561,"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11248\/revisions\/22561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n1\/2 cup lentils
\n1&1\/2 cups water
\nSpinach<\/strong><\/em>
\n2 cups spinach (chopped)
\n2 tbsp oil
\n1 cup onion (finely diced)
\n1\/2 tsp cumin seeds
\n1 clove garlic (minced)
\n1\/2 inch ginger (minced)
\n1\/4 tsp chilli powder
\n1 cup tomato (chopped)
\n1\/2 tsp salt (to taste)<\/p>\nTempering<\/h2>\n
\n1 dried red chilli (chopped)
\n1\/2 tsp cumin seeds<\/p>\nGarnish<\/h2>\n
\n1 tbsp lemon juice (divided)<\/p>\nSteps<\/h2>\n
\nIn a separate pot on medium high heat, prepare spinach mixture by adding onion & cumin seeds to hot oil.
\nSaute for 5 mins, add garlic & ginger, cook for 1 min.
\nAdd chilli powder, stir for 1 min & add tomatoes.
\nCook for 5-8 mins till tomatoes have broken down, add salt, taste to adjust seasoning then add spinach in the last min of cooking before removing from heat.
\nAdd spinach mixture into pot with lentils, stir well, taste to adjust seasoning & set aside.
\nHeat a pan on medium high, add oil, cumin & red chillies, let spices temper for 30 secs & remove from heat.
\nTo serve, ladle soup into serving bowls, drizzle tempered spices on top, lemon juice & fenugreek leaves, serve with rice or roti.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"