mixed dal | mixed dal recipe | north indian cooking | lunch ideas
Mixed Dal is spicy and tasty, it makes a good accompaniment with roti, nan, steamed rice or even jeera rice.
Dal is one of the essentials of daily cooking. I prefer using a combination of pulses as nutrients from various sources are derived. Being vegetarians, I try to provide a balanced diet by making dal regularly.
A well prepared dal is not only tasty but goes well with both rice and flat bread. We often pair this with jeera rice too.
Dal Methi is the one I commonly make at home. I have an e-book on Amazon titled, 30 Tasty Dal Recipes
Ingredients:
Measurement used : 1 cup =100 ml
- 1 cup turdal
- 1 cup moong dal
- 1/2 cup masoor dal
- 4 cup water
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon oil +ghee
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 2 green chilli
- 1/ tsp turmeric powder
- a pinch of asafoetida
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 onion
- 3 tomato
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- salt
Method:
- In a bowl, add all the dal in specific quantities. Wash and soak it in water for half an hour.
- Cut the onion and tomato finely.
- Cook the dal with a little turmeric powder and four cups of water for three whistles. Let the pressure release by itself.
- In a pan, add oil and ghee. Add cumin, as it splutters thrown in green chilly and garlic. Sprinkle asafoetida and a little turmeric powder to it. Put onion to it and saute it for sometime.
- Once it is golden in colour, put tomato pieces and salt to it. Let cook for five minutes. Sprinkle some water to it, lest it may burn.
- With the back of the ladle, mash the cooked dal. Put it to the pan.
- Allow to cook for sometime. Adjust the consistency of the dal.
- Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
Take a tip :
- Depending on the quantity that you need, decrease the size of the cup. Otherwise, use a tablespoon of dal instead of a cup. The quantity I have given is sufficient for six people.
- Adjust the measurement of dal to your preference, I prefer using this measurement.
- Only oil may be used, but ghee gives a good taste.
- Reduce the quantity of chilli powder if needed.
Mixed Dal
Ingredients
Method
- In a bowl, add all the dal in specific quantities. Wash and soak it in water for half an hour.
- Cut the onion and tomato finely.
- Cook the dal with a little turmeric powder and four cups of water for three whistles. Let the pressure release by itself.
- In a pan, add oil and ghee. Add cumin, as it splutters thrown in green chilly and garlic. Sprinkle asafoetida and a little turmeric powder to it. Put onion to it and saute it for sometime.
- Once it is golden in colour, put tomato pieces and salt to it. Let cook for five minutes. Sprinkle some water to it, lest it may burn.
- With the back of the ladle, mash the cooked dal. Put it to the pan.
- Allow to cook for sometime. Adjust the consistency of the dal.
- Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
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A few dal recipes from my co-bloggers: Sukhi Pudine Ki Dal and Lucknowi Dal
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