Maharashtrian Varan/Dal

Name: Maharashtrian Varan/Dal
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Split pigeon pea/toovar dal; 2 cups water; 2 medium sized onions, chopped finely; 8 cloves garlic, chopped finely; 2 green chillies; 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing); 2 tbsp ghee/clarified butter or oil; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp jaggery/gud; to taste salt,; handful cilantro/coriander leaves

Sadhana Mohindra @cook_12095969

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#Week 8
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Sadhana Mohindra @cook_12095969

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#Week 8
#Maharashtra

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Ingredients

1 cupSplit pigeon pea/toovar dal
2 cupswater
2medium sized onions, chopped finely
8 clovesgarlic, chopped finely
2green chillies
1/4 tspasafoetida (hing)
2 tbspghee/clarified butter or oil
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspmustard seeds
1 tspjaggery/gud
to tastesalt,
handfulcilantro/coriander leaves

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Steps

1

In a pressure cooker, add the water and split pigeon peas. Boil for 3-4 whistles. If using a pot to cook the lentils, cook till the lentils are soft.
2

After the dal is cooked properly, churn the dal in a blender or use a hand blender.
3

In a separate pan, add the ghee/oil. Heat it. Once hot add the mustard seeds, onions, and garlic and cook till golden brown.
Add the green chillies, turmeric, chilli powder and hing.
4

Add the cooked dal to the tempered spices. Once it starts boiling, add salt and jaggery to it. Garnish with cilantro/coriander leaves.
5

Serve hot with rice/roti.