Lentil Curry or Masoor Dal
Lentil Curry or Masoor Dal

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, lentil curry or masoor dal. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Lentil Curry or Masoor Dal is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Lentil Curry or Masoor Dal is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook lentil curry or masoor dal using 17 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Lentil Curry or Masoor Dal:
  1. Get 1 cup Kali masoor dal, washed, soaked in water overnight,
  2. Make ready Pinch hing,
  3. Make ready 1/4 tsp haldi powder,
  4. Prepare to taste, Salt
  5. Take 1 tsp oil,
  6. Make ready 4-5 tbsp For curry – desi ghee,
  7. Take Pinch zeera,
  8. Get 1 tsp garlic paste,
  9. Take 1 tsp ginger paste,
  10. Get 1 tbsp onion paste,
  11. Prepare 1 tbsp fresh tomato puree,
  12. Make ready 1/2 tsp haldi powder,
  13. Prepare 1 tsp red chilli powder,
  14. Take 1 tsp dhania powder,
  15. Get 1/2 tsp garam masala powder,
  16. Make ready to taste Salt
  17. Make ready 1 aloo cut into square pcs,
Instructions to make Lentil Curry or Masoor Dal:
  1. Take a pressure cooker, add dal & all the given ingredients, add water accordingly so as to keep dal thick.
  2. Place the lid, give 4 whistles at high flame.
  3. Remove it from the flame, let it cool, take out in a bowl, keep aside,do not stir.
  4. Wash the same cooker to avoid burning. Add ghee, heat it.
  5. Add zeera, let it splutter.
  6. Add ginger garlic paste, add lil water also, saute it for a while.
  7. Now add onion paste, add very lil water, stir fry it for a while.
  8. Lower the flame, cover it with the lid, cook it till golden brown. Stir in between.
  9. Open the lid now, increase the flame, add salt & fresh tomato puree, stir it nicely.
  10. Lower the flame now, cover it with the lid, cook it till oil separates.
  11. Open the lid, increase the flame, add haldi, dhania & red chilli powder, again add lil water, stir it nicely.
  12. Moderate the flame, cover it again, cook it till oil has oozed out.
  13. Now take another pan, add lil oil, heat it, fry aloo till light brown.
  14. Add fried aloo into the masala, give a stir.
  15. Add garam masala powder, increase the flame, stir it nicely.
  16. Add cooked dal, give a gentle stir.
  17. Now add water accordingly so as to keep a lil thick.
  18. Place the lid now, give 3-4 whistles at high flame.
  19. Switch off the flame, open the lid after 5 minutes of cooling.
  20. Take out in a serving bowl, garnish it with chopped dhania patta & dollop of fresh cream.
  21. Have it with Missi roti or Nan..

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