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Masoor Dal

Dec-21-2015
Sujata Limbu
5 minutes
Prep Time
25 minutes
Cook Time
3 People
Serves
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ABOUT Masoor Dal RECIPE

A beautiful dal dish that tastes best with freshly cooked rice.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Easy
  • Everyday
  • Himachal
  • Pressure Cook
  • Sauteeing
  • Side Dishes
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 3

  1. 200 grams masoor dal
  2. 1 small sized onion, finely chopped
  3. 1 small sized tomato, finely chopped
  4. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  5. 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  6. 1 tsp ginger, finely grated
  7. 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
  8. A pinch of asafoetida
  9. 2 tsp ghee
  10. Salt to taste
  11. Few coriander leaves, finely chopped to garnish

Instructions

  1. Wash the dal and cook it in a pressure cooker with turmeric powder and 2 cups of water. Cook this till 2 whistles blow.
  2. Once the pressure releases, mash this dal and add half cup of warm water and salt to taste. Keep this aside.
  3. Heat the ghee in pan, add the cumin seeds, asafoetida and grated ginger along with the red chilli powder, stir for a few seconds then add in the onion. Saute and cook for 3-4 minutes.
  4. Next add the tomatoes and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Add the dal to this mixture and stir well. Let this simmer and cook for 7-8 minutes on a low flame.
  5. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot with rice.

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HS Ravikumar
Jun-01-2018
HS Ravikumar   Jun-01-2018

Why the dish is showing red

Khyati Dave
May-10-2016
Khyati Dave   May-10-2016

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