Sabut Masoor ki Masale Wali Dal - साबुत मसूर की मसाले वाली दाल (Spicy Whole Brown Lentils)

Hello friends,


Here is one more very favorite recipe of Whole Brown Lentils. I love these whole lentils or grains :)


Sabut Masoor ki Masale Wali Dal - साबुत मसूर की मसाले वाली दाल (Spicy Whole Brown Lentils)

Ingredients

Sabut Masoor (Whole Brown Lentils) - 1 cup, washed

Onion - 1 cup finely chopped

Tomato - 1 cup chopped

Hari Mirch (Green Chillies) - 3-4 finely sliced (increase or decrease based on your taste)

Ginger - 1 inch piece grated

Garlic - 4-5 cloves

Haldi (Turmeric Powder) - 1 tsp

Lal Mirch (Red Chilli Powder) - 1/2 tsp

Dhaniya (Coriander) Powder - 1 tsp

Jeera (Cumin) Powder - 1 tsp

Amchur - 1/2 tsp

Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp

Rai (Mustard Seeds) - 1 tsp

Jeera (Cumin Seeds) - 1 tsp

Salt - as per taste

Lemon juice - 1-2 tsp (based on your taste)

Cilantro - 1/2 cup finely chopped

Ghee - 2 tsps

Preparation

• Take cooker (I ideally use cooker so that I can use the same to cook the final product as well and do not have to change it into a cooker later), add oil
• Add rai and jeera and let them splutter
• Add hari mirch, ginger and garlic and fry for 1 min.
• Add chopped onion and fry them till they are transulcent
• Add all dry masalas (except garam masala) and fry for 1 min.
• Add chopped tomatoes and fry for 1 min . (no need to wait till they are all mushy)
• Add sabut masoor and mix well.
• Add enough water to cover the dal and a little extra.
• Put the lid on the cooker (or transfer it to cooker if you didn't take a cooker to begin with) and let it cook for about 15-20 min. (depending on how mushy you would like your dal to be, but make sure your masoor holds shape and does not become beaten)
• After removing the lid, mix dal, add lemon juice, garam masala and cilantro to the cooked dal and cover the lid again (do not mix after adding garnishings at this point). Let it be like that at least for 10-15 min. 
• Add water to change consistency. Remember, this dal is not very runny, but used little thicker.

Serving

Serve it with rice or roti/paratha. I can actually eat it just like that and it is a great meal on its own.

I am sending this to MLLA # 24 hosted by Diana and started by Susan.

 

That's all for now. Take care till next post.