285 kcal
16g protein · 28 min
Dal Palak
A North Indian home-style spinach lentil dal: red lentils cooked soft, folded with a big handful of spinach over a tomato-onion base, tempered with just one teaspoon of oil — no ghee, no cream, high in protein and fibre, deeply satisfying over rice.
285 kcal16g ProteinOne pan
285 kcal↓ saves ~ 75 kcal
Traditional ghee-and-cream dal palak≈360 kcal
MakanFit285 kcal
P 16gC 45gF 7gFib 10g
Why it fits your goal
Indian / MamakSpice depth is the mamak soul — spices are nearly calorie-free; we just demote the oil from lead role to supporting cast.
Key ingredients
- Red lentils (dry) · 10.8g
- Spinach · 3.5g
- Red onion · 0.5g
Prep
8
min
Cook
20
min
Serve
1
Servings
Total · 28 min
Equipment needed:🍲 Pot
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1
Protein· 1
- 45 g red lentils (dry, rinsed)45g
Vegetables· 5
- 120 g spinach (chopped)120g
- 45 g red onion (diced)45g
- 60 g tomato (diced)60g
- 8 g garlic (minced)8g
- 6 g ginger (minced)6g
Spices· 4
- 1 g cumin(staple)1g
- 1 g turmeric(staple)1g
- 1 g chili powder(staple)1g
- pinch of salt(staple)2g
Fats & oils· 1
- 5 g cooking oil (1 tsp)(staple)5g
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