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Dal with collard greens, vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, nut-free recipe
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5 from 3 votes

Dal with Collard Greens

A tasty and nutritious dal with collard greens, very simply and subtly spiced with coriander seed, cumin, and Kashmiri chilies. Serve hot with rice or roti. Vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, and nut-free.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Main Course/Dal
Cuisine: Indian inspired
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 74kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dried toor dal (dry pigeon peas)
  • 1 bunch (about five cups chopped) collard greens (Stack the leaves and slice into thin ribbons)
  • 2 tablespoon vegetable stock or water
  • 1 tablespoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 dry Kashmiri chilies (these are extremely mild. Use any mild red chili pepper as a substitute, including ancho or Anaheim)
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
  • 6-8 cloves garlic (crushed and sliced thinly)
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

  • Cook the tuvar dal until tender, in a saucepan or pressure cooker or Instant Pot.
  • In a saucepan, place the collard green ribbons with a touch of salt and the vegetable stock or water. Cover and cook about 8-10 minutes over medium heat, stirring frequently to make sure they don't stick to the bottom. If they do, add some more stock or water.
  • Add the coriander seed powder, cumin powder. dry chilies broken into pieces, and turmeric. Stir well to mix and cook another couple of minutes.
  • Add the cooked dal and, if it's too thick, thin it out with water. Add the ground black pepper. Bring to a boil and let the dal cook with the spices and the collards for another 10 minutes.
  • In a small pan, heat the oil for tempering. Add mustard seeds and, when they sputter, add the garlic slivers. Saute until they start to color.
  • Pour the oil with mustard seeds and garlic into the dal and mix well. Add salt if needed, squeeze in the lemon juice, and serve hot.

Notes

Serve this dal hot with rice or rotis, and a vegetable side (sabzi) like this gobi masala.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 74kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 19IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg