- Preparation time
- 10 mins
- Cooking time
- 20 mins
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Serves
- 2 people
- Meal course
- Lunch / Dinner
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- Posted on
- 30 December 2020
- 1 Cup
- Toor dal
- 2 Tablespoons
- Ghee
- 3 Tablespoons
- Moong Dal
- 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder
- 1 thinly sliced
- Ginger
- 1 tsp
- Chilli powder
- 0 to taste
- Salt
- 1 Cups
- Water
- 2 Tablespoons
- Ghee
- 1 tsp
- Cumin
- 1 thinly sliced
- Ginger and Garlic paste
- 1 medium
- Onion
- 1 tsp
- Chilli powder
- 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder
- 0 a pinch
- Asafoetida
- 2 Units
- Dry red Chillies
Punjabi Dhaba or Indian Road side restaurant style Dal / yellow lentils
- Heat ghee in a pressure cooker, add tuvar dal and moong dal to the pressure cooker and roast for 2-3 Add in ginger, salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and green chilli. Mix well. Add water, cover and allow to cook for 3 whistles.
- Meanwhile, heat ghee in a pan, add cumin seeds, ginger and garlic, saute till fragrant. Add onions and saute till translucent. Add chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt, mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes, till the rawness of the spices is gone.
- Add the boiled dal to this tempering and allow to cook for simmer for 3-4 minutes . You can do a second tempering just before you serve the dal with 1 tsp ghee, asafotida, dry red chilled.
- Pour the prepared dal into a serving dish, garnish with coriander leaves.
- Pour the prepared tempering and serve hot.
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