Warm, richly spiced, and built for a satisfying meal, matar ki dal recipe | green peas dal recipe | hare matar ki daal is a vegetarian north indian dal made with peas / matar, water, and ghee / clarified butter in about 25 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings
- Category: dal
- Cuisine: north indian
Ingredients
- 2 cup peas / matar (soaked/frozen)
- 3 cup water
- 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp jeera / cumin
- pinch hing / asafoetida
- few curry leaves
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 green chilli (finely chopped)
- 1 tomato (finely chopped)
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ¾ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
Method
- firstly, in a blender take 2 cups of soaked peas.
- blend to a coarse paste without adding any water.
- transfer the coarse peas paste to cooker along with 3 cup water.
- pressure cook for 2 whistles on medium flame.
- now in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp jeera, pinch hing and few curry leaves.
- now add 1 onion and saute well followed by 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and 2 green chilli.
- also, add 1 tomato and saute till the tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
- further, add ½ tsp garam masala and ¾ tsp salt.
- saute till the spices get cooked well.
- add in cooked peas and mix well.
- boil on medium flame for 2 minutes or until flavours are absorbed.
- now add 2 tbsp coriander leaves and mix well.
- finally, serve matar ki dal recipe with hot steamed rice.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
