Pui Saag diye Masoor Dal | Red Lentil Soup with Malabar Spinach

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Pui Saag diye Masoor Dal | Red Lentil Soup with Malabar Spinach

Enjoy a simple yet delicious Bengali lentil soup recipe called Pui Saag diye Masoor Dal. This comforting dish combines red lentils and Malabar spinach for a light and flavorful meal. I learned this recipe from my mother-in-law's kitchen, and it's a true taste of Bengal!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Bengali

Keyword Debjanir Rannaghar, Pui Saag diye Masoor Dal recipe, Red Lentil Soup with Malabar Spinach recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings People

Calories 138kcal

Author Debjani Chatterjee

Cost Rs 50

Ingredients

100 g Masoor Dal / Red Lentil
250 g Pui Saag / Malabar Spinach
2 Onion
1 Tomato
3 Garlic Clove
3 Green Chili
2.5 tablespoon Mustard Oil
1 teaspoon Salt or as per taste

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Instructions

Wash Red Lentil or Masoor Dal under running water 2-3 times.
Cut Pui Saag/ Malabar Spinach into big chunks. Use both the leaves and stem.
Chop Tomato and Onion roughly.
Now heat the Mustard Oil in a Pressure cooker and start frying the Onion.
Once translucent, add chopped tomatoes and slit green chilies.
Add crushed Garlic and cook for around 2-3 minutes.
Stir in between.
Now add washed red lentil and mix thoroughly.
Add chopped Malabar Spinach and again mix and cook for 2 minutes in low flame.
Now add Salt and 3 Cups of Water.
Cover the Pressure cooker with the lid.
Put the vent weight and cook on low flame until 3 whistles come out.
Switch the flame off and wait till the pressure drops.
Open the lid and add 1 Tsp. of Mustard Oil and cook for 2 minutes without the lid on.
Adjust the consistency as per preference.
Serve Pui Saag diye Masoor Dal hot with hot steamed rice and enjoy!

Notes

While oil is optional, using mustard oil really enhances the dish's flavor. You can leave out the oil altogether and simply pressure cook everything.
Similarly, tomatoes are also optional. Sometimes, I skip them and add a little lemon juice instead.
If you don't have a pressure cooker, a heavy-bottomed pan with a lid will work just fine. Just cook it until the lentils are soft.

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