Palak dal – Of Cloves & Capers

Ingredients

• Toor dal / Yellow lentils- 1 cup
• Water- 2 1/2 cups to pressure cook
• Spinach- 1 cup
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• Turmeric powder/haldi- 1/4 tsp
• Coriander powder/dhania powder- ¼ tsp
• Garlic- 2 pods
• Hing (Asafoetida)- 1 pinch
• Red chilli powder- 1/ 2 tsp
• Garam masala powder- 1/4 tsp
• Lemon juice- 1 tsp or Tamarind pulp- 1/4 tsp
• 2 tbsp oil or ghee or butter
• 1 or 1.5 cups water to be added later or as required
• Salt
• Sugar/ Jaggery - 1 pinch