Black Dal
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup dal Black gram ⓘ
- 1/4 cup dal Green gram
- 1 onion finely chopped ⓘ
- 1 tomato finely chopped ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 4 green chillies finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- salt to taste ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons ghee ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon coriander Chopped ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds ⓘ
- 2 asafoetida
- 1 teaspoon sugar ⓘ
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 cloves
- 1 inch cinnamon stick broken ⓘ
Instructions
- Wash dal and pressure cook in 2 cups water. Cool and remove from cooker.
- Mash very lightly with a spoon.
- Heat half the ghee in a deep saucepan.
- Add seeds, asafoetida, and seasoning. Allow to splutter.
- Add ginger garlic paste, fry for a minute.
- Add onions. Fry till light brown. Add tomatoes and green chillies.
- Fry for 2-3 minutes more.
- Add dal, bring to boil.
- Add turmeric, salt, sugar and lemon juice.
- Take in serving dish.
- Heat remaining ghee in a small saucepan.
- Add chopped coriander to the hot ghee and pour over dal immediately.
- Stir gently. Serve with hot parathas or rice.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
663
kcal
33% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).