Name: Spicy Kashmiri Black Bean Dal recipe by Antara Navin at BetterButter
Prep time: 360 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 390 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1/2 cup black beans (soaked overnight); 1-1.5 cups of water for cooking beans; 1 small onion chopped; 1/2 knob ginger chopped; 2 garlic cloves chopped; 1 green chilli; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; Dash of hing; 2 tsp oil; 1/2 cup Chopped tomatoes; 1/2 tsp Turmeric; 1/4 tsp cayenne (to add spice; you can adjust it accordingly); 1 tsp Kashmiri mirch powder (to add color); 1/2 tsp garam masala to add spice; 1 tbsp roughly chopped coriander; salt as per taste

ABOUT Spicy Kashmiri Black Bean Dal RECIPE

Black beans is a special variety of beans from Kashmir which is relished with rice. This can be made as a simple dal or spiced up with Kashmiri mirch and garam masala.

Ingredients Serving: 2

1/2 cup black beans (soaked overnight)
1-1.5 cups of water for cooking beans
1 small onion chopped
1/2 knob ginger chopped
2 garlic cloves chopped
1 green chilli
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
Dash of hing
2 tsp oil
1/2 cup Chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp cayenne (to add spice; you can adjust it accordingly)
1 tsp Kashmiri mirch powder (to add color)
1/2 tsp garam masala to add spice
1 tbsp roughly chopped coriander
salt as per taste

Instructions

Soak the black beans overnight or for 5-6 hours. If you forget to soak overnight, warm some water in a container. Add little salt and soak the black beans for a minimum of 2 hours.
Cook the beans in a pressure cooker with salt and water. Give it 2 whistles and cook it for another 10 minutes on low flame. Turn off the heat after 10 minutes and let the steam cool down.
Add oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and hing. When the seeds stop to crackle, add the onions along with ginger, garlic and green chilly. Saute for 5-7 minutes till the onion becomes brown and translucent.
Now add the chopped tomatoes. Add turmeric, Kashmiri mirch powder, cayenne and garam masala.
Cover it with a lid and let it cook for 15 minutes till the tomatoes become soft and mushy. You may add a little water to avoid the masala from sticking.
Now add the cooked black beans. Bring it to a boil and then lower the heat and let the dal simmer for 10 minutes.
Turn off the heat. Transfer it into a serving bowl. Garnish it with coriander. Serve it hot with rice.