Bok choy is a part of cabbage family. I got this baby bok choy from chinese store. I always add this green while making fried rice. For a change, I want this green to try with dal, it tasted absolutely divine with a tsp of ghee. This dish is often served over rice or roti
Ingredients
3 Baby Bok Choy
To Pressure Cook
1/4 Cup of Toor Dal
1/2 Tsp of Turmeric Powder
Pinch of Asafoetida
1/2 Tsp of Salt
1 Tsp of Oil
2 Cups of Water
To Temper
2 Tsp of oil
1/2 Tsp of Mustard Seeds
1/2 Tsp of Urad Dal
2 Red Chillies
1/4 Cup of Chopped Red Onion
1 Tbsp of Coconut Flakes
Few Curry Leaves
Method
- Soak toor dal in enough water for 1/2 hr. Drain the water and wash the dal in cold tap water. Keep this aside.
- In a pressure cooker, add toor dal, turmeric powder, oil, asafoetida, salt and water, cook this for 5-6 whistles. Switch off the stove.
- Heat oil in a pan, add red chillies (break it), mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves. After they crackles, add onion, fry for 1-2 mins until they turn golden brown.
- Add coconut flakes, saute this for 1 min.
- Add chopped bok choy, saute this for 1-2 mins.
- Add the cooked dal to a pan, cook it for 2 mins. Check the salt and switch off the stove.
- Hot bok choy dal is ready.
Tips
- Serve this dal with Potato Peas Fry or Colocasia Fry
- You can follow the same recipe with spinach or any greens.
- You can enrich the taste by adding 1tsp of ghee.
- You can also add lemon juice while serving.
Health Benefits of Bok Choy
- Bok choy is an excellent source of vitamin A, B, C and K.
- Also good source of anti-oxidants.
- Moderate source of minerals like calcium, phosphorous, potassium, iron and magnesium .
- Great source of folic acid and fiber.
I love bok choy, but have never tried it in a dal, looks very good..
I also made same bokchoy chana dal two days back. love it.
I ve seen ths combo recently in one other blog… Luks so gud
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thank you..I also made two days back..
hey.i saw dis in chinese shop..thanx 4 d pic.vl try next time..is dis tastes like spinach?
it taste somewhat like lettuce..but it has a unique flavor…try it..you will like it..
Lovely dal!! 🙂
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lovely dish and great colours.
Yummy delicious dal, great pics.
I too make this quite often…
That sounds so good. Love the colour of the curry 🙂
Dal looks so yummy.
Cool. Nice idea & way to have this veggie..
Hoot Hoot!!! Am so excited over the bak choy cooked with dhal. One which is very popular over here and also popular with my family. Stunning and so perfectly made.
Hi Gayathri, your bak choy dal look very inviting. Thanks for sharing this interesting recipe. Nice picture.
Have a great day ahead.
Thanks for all your lovely comments.
I’ve seen this bokchoy in the markets but never tried it…what a lovely way to incorporate it into our indian dishes.
Thanks for stopping by my space as well 🙂
Hey that is a very clever idea adding the bokchoy to the dal… Nice recipe 🙂
very interesting & delicious recipe !
You have a great blog & am happy to follow you !
Reni
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