I like to make simple dal recipes whenever we eat vegetarian food. I like dal because it is simple yet very good tasting and a comfort food. It goes well with any kind of sides whether it's veg or non-veg.
In India there are so many varieties of lentils that you can try and make new recipes out of eat lentil variety. In that case this is one of my experiments I can say. I made this dal with whole red lentils, I really love the taste and smell of the cooked lentils when compared to the toor dal. It has nice creamy texture to it when it's cooked.
Ingredients:
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1/2 cup of Whole Red Lentils
1 Onion chopped
1 Tomato chopped
2 Garlic pods crushed
1/4 inch Ginger grated or chopped
1 green Chili chopped
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red Chili powder
1 tsp Cumin powder
1/4 tsp Garam Masala powder
1/2 tsp Amchur powder or 1 tsp Lemon juice
1 pinch Asafoetida
Salt to taste
1 tsp Oil
1/4 cup Cilantro chopped
Method:
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1. In pressure add the washed lentils, water, turmeric powder and pressure cook it for 2 whistles.
2. In a pan add oil and when it's hot add cumin seeds and asafoetida, when the cumin seeds turn slight brown add garlic and green chili and saute for few secs.
2. Now add onions and cook it until it turns translucent.
3. Now add tomatoes, salt, cumin powder, chili powder, garam masala powder and amchur powder and cook in medium low flame until the masala is cooked and the tomatoes are cooked and soft.
4. Now add the cooked lentils to it, mix well and bring to a boil, make sure that the consistancy of the dal should be little watery, else add sufficient water.
5. Off the flame and garnish with cilantro and serve hot with steamed rice or roti.
