Red Chard Dal

red chard - vibrant colors

Recently I was browsing for foods that are rich in Calcium - and the search results on nutritiondata showed me collard greens and mustard greens. I managed to find collard greens. While I was searching for mustard greens, I saw these vibrant cool red and green colored chard and I could not resist picking them up. I wanted to cook with these lovely red chard, and guess which blog I went right away to - Priya's sugerandspices ofcourse!!! She is the official dal girl of the our blogosphere.


red chard with masoor dal and toor dal

The method of preparation is just as per Priya's recipe. Pressure cooked half a cup of masoor dal and half a cup of toor dal with turmeric and three garlic. In a separate pan heat oil, temperd it with cumin, mustard, dried red chillies and added the finely chopped greens. Sauted the greens for a couple of minutes. Then I added the pressurecooked dal mixture to the pan and allowed to boil for another 5 minutes. Added some salt to taste. I can easily make Ravi eat this dal saying its spinach dal !! The taste is very familiar !!!!