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Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings
- Category: dal
- Cuisine: punjabi
Ingredients
for pressure cooking:
- 1 tsp oil
- ¼ cup toor dal
- ¼ cup chana dal
- ¼ moong dal
- ¼ cup masoor dal
- 3 cup water
- ¼ tsp turmeric
for dal fry:
- 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- 1 tsp cumin / jeera
- 3 pods cardamom
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- 2 dried red chilli (broken)
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 2 green chilli (slit)
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tomato (finely chopped)
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup water
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
Method
- firstly, in a kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and saute 1 tsp cumin, 3 pods cardamom, 1 bay leaf and 2 dried red chilli.
- also add 1 onion, 2 green chilli, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute well.
- additionally, add 1 tomato and saute till the tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
- now add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp salt and mix well.
- add pressure cooked dal, making sure dal has cooked well.
- also add ½ cup water or more adjusting consistency as required.
- cover and simmer for 5 minutes or till dal absorb flavour.
- now add ¼ tsp garam masala and 2 tbsp coriander. mix well.
- finally serve mix dal fry with hot steamed rice or roti.
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.