Dal with Spinach

Ingredients:

1/4 teacup uncooked moong dal or masoor dal
1 chopped onion
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teacup chopped spinach
2 teaspoons amchur powder
1 chopped tomato
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
4 teaspoons oil
Salt to taste
To be ground into a paste:
6 cloves garlic
3 green chilies
25 mm. piece of ginger

Method:

Cook the dal in 3 teacups of water.
Heat the oil, add the onion and cumin seeds and fry for 2 minutes.
Add the cooked dal, the spinach, amchur powder, tomato, turmeric powder, paste and salt and boil for 5 minutes.