Garlicky Masoor dal (brown skin lentil/red lentil) dal

• Servings: 4
• Preparation time: 6-7 minutes.
• Boiling time: 8-10 minutes.
• Seasoning time: 2-3 minutes.
• Total time: 21 minutes.

Masoor dal (brown skin lentil/red lentil) is incomplete without seasoning with lots of garlic splattered in ghee (clarified butter) and its aroma will linger (spread) the whole house.

Garlic has strongest flavour and aroma; it is a powerful natural antibiotic.It reduces blood pressure, lowers the risk of heart diseases.

“Garlicky Masoor dal (brown skin lentil/red lentil)” dal is a hearty and flavourful Indian lentil dish made with brown or red lentils simmered to perfection and infused with the bold aroma of garlic. Simple yet deeply satisfying, this dal is a comforting part of everyday meals in many Indian homes. The tempering of garlic, cumin, and ghee adds a rustic charm and enhances the earthy flavour of masoor dal.

Served hot with Steamed Rice or Roti, it’s a wholesome and nourishing dish.

Masoor dal has exceptional nutritional value after soybean.That’s why this recipe has high nutritious value and taste.

Absolutely! Delicious!

Ingredients:

• Masoor dal: 1 cup
• Mustard seed: ½ teaspoon
• Ghee (clarified butter):2-3 tablespoon
• Ginger: 1” piece (optional)
• Turmeric powder: ½ teaspoon
• Salt: 1 teaspoon
• Garlic: 1 pod
• Tomato: 1 no. (Medium) optional
• Green chilli: 1 no.(as your wish)
• Tamarind paste/ Lemon: a tablespoon
• Green coriander leaf: 1 tablespoon

Preparation;

1. Clean and Chop garlic, ginger and tomato into small pieces. Keep aside.
2. Chop green chilli and coriander leaves into small pieces. Keep aside.

Method:

1. Boil Dal with salt, turmeric powder, in the pressure cooker on high flame with 3 cups of water.
2. Bring to full cooking pressure, reduce to low flame and cook for 2-3 minutes.
3. Allow cooker to cool and open, add tamarind paste mix well.
4. Put some water to get consistency of your choice if required.
5. Boil it for a minute put off the flame.
6. Add one table spoon of chopped coriander leaves and immediately cover it. Keep aside.

Seasoning:

1. Heat ghee in a frypan; add mustard seed, sputter for few seconds.
2. Add chopped garlic, green chilli, and ginger,  stir fry for a minute  on medium flame.
3. Transfer the boiled Dal into seasoning and cover it.
4. Transfer into serving bowl.
5. Decorate with chopped coriander leaves and fried tomatoes.
6. Serve hot with Indian Bread/ Chapati, or Steamed Rice.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Garlicky Masoor dal (brown skin lentil/red lentil) dal by Nag Ratna Sahu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.