Black Dal
By: Anonymous
Published: Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 12:46am

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. 4 Add seeds, asafoetida, and seasoning. Allow to splutter. 5 Add ginger garlic paste, fry for a minute. 6 Add onions. Fry till light brown. Add tomatoes and green chillies. 7 Fry for 2-3 minutes more. 8 Add dal, bring to boil. 9 Add turmeric, salt, sugar and lemon juice. 10 Take in serving dish. 11 Heat remaining ghee in a small saucepan. 12 Add chopped coriander to the hot ghee and pour over dal immediately. 13 Stir gently. Serve with hot parathas or rice. 14 Variations: Use any other dal of your choice with same procedure. 15 To make spicier, add some curry powder. 16 Making time: 20 minutes (excluding pressure cooking time) 17 Makes: 4 servings 18 Shelflife: Best fresh and piping hot