Time: Less than an hour!
Taste: THE BEST
From: My amazing friend Linda :)
Note: This can be an entire meal- no need to make other Indian dishes to go along with it!
Step 1: prepare the dal
Cook 3/4 cup yellow split peas in water, until done. For me, this took 3-4 cups water and about one hour. Split peas should be soft but not complete mush.
Step 2: Rinse spinach and set aside.
I used an 11 ounce box of fresh baby spinach, but- that was a lot! Less can be used!
Step 3: the spices!
In a warm frying pan, melt 2 teaspoons of butter (I used Each Balance vegan butter). Add:
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
Stir until seeds start to pop. Then, add:
1 small or 1/2 large onion, diced
1/2" ginger, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
After onions are translucent, add spinach and "cook down." I added handfuls at a time, and ended up using a bit of water to make stirring easier. When spinach is almost done cooking, add spices:
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon coriander
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt
I added a 1/2 teaspoon salt, but- it was a bit much! A little salty. So start with a 1/4 teaspoon and go from there.
Once spinach is mixed well with the spices, add the cooked yellow split peas to the pan and stir.
ENJOY! OH WAIT!!!! NOTE:
Take out the bay leaves before eating!
They taste terrible and are not intended for you to eat!!
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