Thursday, January 16, 2020

NORTH INDIAN STYLE DAL

Dal
(North Indian Style)

Ingredients

Toor Dal -1 cup
Green chillies - 5-6 nos
Garlic -2 cloves(minced)
Cumin seeds – ¼ tsp
Onion - 1 (small)
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Tomato -1(chopped)
Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp
Asafetida powder -a pinch
Mustard seeds- ½ tsp
Dry Red chillies – 2, broken into 4 pieces
Curry leaves-1 sprig

Directions

1.Pressure cook dal with half tsp of turmeric powder, salt and 4 cups of water till ¾ th done according to your pressure cooker methods.
2.Heat a small frying pan, add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil add mustard seeds and curry leaves and allow the mustard seeds to splutter.
3.Add cumin seeds, dry red chilly, asafetida powder, half of the chopped onions and minced garlic and sauté them on medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes or until onions become light brown by frequently stirring them. Keep aside.
4.Heat 1tbsp of oil in a pan and add chopped tomatoes, chopped green chilies and half of the chopped onions and sauté till the tomatoes are mashed and it blends with the onion.
5. Add the mixture to the cooked dal and mix it well.  Add more water if needed and  let the dal cook for 5 minutes.
6.Add the garnishing that was kept aside and serve hotwith rice or chappatis.

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