Masoor Dal

Ingredients

• 3/4th cup Masoor dal
• 1 Medium Onion
• 1 Small Tomato
• 1/2 Tsp Oil
• 1 Tsp Jeera
• 1/4th Tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 Garlic Clove
• 1 or 2 Green Chili, slit lengthwise
• 1 Tsp Red Chili powder
• 1 Tsp Lemon juice
• Salt to taste
• Coriander seeds to garnish

Dal is one of the staple foods of India. It is cooked on a  daily basis in Indian homes. Its the main source for protein in vegetarian diet. There are variety of dals, but masoor dal is the one which doesn’t take much time to cook. With just few basic spices delicious masoor dal will be ready in just few minutes.

Masoor dal can be cooked in many ways. Here I am showing you a simple way to cook this dal. It can be ready in 10mins. 

This dal can also be used in Dal tadaka or Panchratna Dal. 

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Method :

Using Cooker –

• Chop onions and tomatoes. Finely chop garlic.
• Heat a cooker pan, add oil. When its hot enough add jeera, turmeric powder, slit green chili and garlic. Sauté for a minute.
• Then add onions, sauté for another minute. Now add tomatoes and masoor dal.
• Add 2 to 2.5 cups of water, along with red chili powder and pressure cook it for 2 whistle.
• When presser is down, open the lid and add salt. If dal is thick then add some water and let it boil for sometime.
• Switch off the flame, add lemon juice. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with rice.

Without Cooker –

• Soak dal for 30mins.
• Take soaked dal in a pan, add water and cook it until dal become soft and mushy.
• Heat another pan, add oil. Once hot, add jeera, turmeric powder, slit green chili and garlic. Sauté for a minute.
• Add chopped onions to it and sauté until translucent.
• Then add chopped tomatoes and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Now add cooked dal, along with salt, red chili powder and water as required.
• Let it boil for 2mins, switch off the flame. Add lemon juice, stir well.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.

Note :

• Kasuri methi and/or garam masala can also be added. I like to keep this dal simple so I did not add these ingredients.