Black Dal


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Ingredients

3/4 cup Black gram dal
1/4 cup Green gram dal
1 lrg Onion finely chopped
1 Tomato finely chopped
1 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
4 Green chillies finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 teaspoon Lemon juice
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons Ghee
1 teaspoon Chopped coriander
1 teaspoon Cumin & mustard seeds
2 pch asafoetida
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 Bay leaf
4 Cloves
1 Inch cinnamon stick broken

Preparation

1
Wash dal and pressure cook in 2 cups water. Cool and remove from cooker.
2
Mash very lightly with a spoon.
3
Heat half the ghee in a deep saucepan.
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Add seeds, asafoetida, and seasoning. Allow to splutter.
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Add ginger garlic paste, fry for a minute.
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Add onions. Fry till light brown. Add tomatoes and green chillies.
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Fry for 2-3 minutes more.
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Add dal, bring to boil.
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Add turmeric, salt, sugar and lemon juice.
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Take in serving dish.
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Heat remaining ghee in a small saucepan.
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Add chopped coriander to the hot ghee and pour over dal immediately.
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Stir gently. Serve with hot parathas or rice.
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Variations: Use any other dal of your choice with same procedure.
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To make spicier, add some curry powder.
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Making time: 20 minutes (excluding pressure cooking time)
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Makes: 4 servings
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Shelflife: Best fresh and piping hot

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Added:

Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 12:46am

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