Palak Masoor Dal

My mom seldom used to make Masoor dal. For that matter we never used to eat dal at a regular basis in our house. But lately I have been making many dishes with masoor dal and I like it.
           Today, I asked my D what she wants to eat for dinner and she said "dal Roti". And instead of making any plain old dal I made masoor dal with Spinach. It is yummy and healthy and the kids ate it too without any fuss. So here is the recipe

Palak Masoor Dal (Red lentils with Spinach)

Palak Masoor Dal

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup masoor dal dry roasted
2. 3/4 cup loosely packed frozen spinach thawed or about 2 cups fresh spinach
3. 1 medium tomato chopped
4. 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
5. 1 big or 2 small green chillies chopped
6. 1/2 teaspoon each of ginger-garlic paste, cumin, mustard seeds, salt, turmeric, asofetida
7. 1 tablespoons lemon juice (optional)
8. 1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves (optional)
9. 1 tablespoon oil

In a pressure cooker add the dal, spinach, tomato and turmeric with about 2 cups of water and cook fo 3 -4 whistles. In a pan heat the oil and add the cumin and mustard seeds and let them splatter. Add the onions and fry till they start becoming brown. Add green chillies, ginger-garlic paste and asofetida and fry for a minute. Add the dal and the rest of the ingredients and add about 1/2 cup water if it gets too thick. Simmer for 5 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and serve with hot Roghni Roti