Friday, December 27, 2019

Mix Dal/Jalsa Dal (Mixed Lentils)

Servings: 5 people



Ingredients:
  • 1 cup Channa daal
  • 3 quarter of a cup mash split mash daal
  • 1 small onion ground
  • 1 and 1/2 tablespoon ground  garlic
  • 1 and 1/2 table spoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon red chili powder
  • 1 tea spoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1 pinch of clove powder








Directions:

First wash the lentils three times with water and then soak for 2 hours.

For this recipe, take a pressure cooker, and put the ground onion in the cooker with 1/3 cup of oil and cook on medium heat. When the onion becomes translucent, add ground garlic and stir.


After about one minute or so, add all the spices and stir, again


After a minute or so add ginger and stir.


Then add 4 cups of water and let it boil. When it comes to a boil, add the lentils in. And stir one to two times, then put the cooker lid on.


Note the time when the cooker starts whistling. After 10 minutes (from when it starts whistling), turn off the heat. When its safe, take off the lid and check if everything is tender,

Pour into a serving dish. Serve with roti, naan or with boiled rice.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Popular Posts

Keema Naan (Naan with meat filling)

Ingredients: 4 lbs. medium ground beef 10 green onions (1 and 3/4 cup) few green chili's 2 tablespoons freshly ground ginger 1/...