Lobia Daal

Name: Lobia Daal
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 Cup Lobia Daal; 4-5 tomatoes; 1 table spoon Ginger Paste; 2 Green Chillies; 1/2Table Spoon Mustard Oil; 1 Pinch Hing; 1 Tea Spoon Jeera; as required Some Dhaniya Leaves; 1/2 Tea Spoon Laal Mirch Powder; 1/2 Tea Spoon Haldi Powder; 2 Tea Spoon Dhaniya Powder; 1/2 Tea Spoon Kashmiri Laal Mirch Powder; 1/2 Tea Spoon Garam Masala

Deepank @Deepank126

New Delhi

Lobia Daal

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Ingredients

3-4 servings

1/2 CupLobia Daal
4-5tomatoes
1 table spoonGinger Paste
2Green Chillies
1/2Table Spoon Mustard Oil
1 PinchHing
1 Tea SpoonJeera
as requiredSome Dhaniya Leaves
Spices
1/2 Tea SpoonLaal Mirch Powder
1/2 Tea SpoonHaldi Powder
2 Tea SpoonDhaniya Powder
1/2 Tea SpoonKashmiri Laal Mirch Powder
1/2 Tea SpoonGaram Masala

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Steps

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Wash Lobia Daal properly, them soak it in water for 6-8 hours or overnight.
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Chop Green Chillies & Dhaniya Leaves very finely.
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Grind Tomatoes finely into purée in a mixer grinder.
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After 6-8 hours, drain out all the water from Lobia & then take a pressure cooker, add Daal in it with 1/2 Teaspoon Salt.
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Now close the lid & give 1 whistle on medium flame.
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After 1 whistle, turn off the flame & let the pressure cooker depressurise naturally.
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Meanwhile, take a kadhai or pan, add 1/2 Big Spoon Mustard Oil in it & keep the gas on high flame to burn the oil first.
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When smoke starts coming out of pan, turn off the flame & let the oil cool down a bit.
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After some time, again turn on the gas & keep it on medium flame.
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Then add 1 Teaspoon Jeera & 1 Pinch Hing in it & let them sizzle.
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When they start sizzling, add sizzling, add finely chopped green chillies in it & roast them for 1-2 minutes.
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After 1-2 minutes, add 1/2 Teaspoon Haldi Powder, 2 Teaspoon Dhaniya Powder, 1/2 Teaspoon Laal Mirch Powder & 1/2 Teaspoon Kashmiri Laal Mirch Powder in it & roast them for 2-3 minutes.
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After 2-3 minutes, add finely grinded tomato purée in it with 1 Teaspoon Salt so that they start releasing oil quickly.
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After 5-6 minutes, when oil is completely released, open the lid & transfer the boiled daal in it & mix them properly.
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Now cook daal in Masala mixture for 4-5 minutes on low flame by adding some water in it.
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After 4-5 minutes, add 1/2 Teaspoon Garam Masala, 1Tea Spoon Roasted Kasuri Methi & finely chopped dhaniya leaves in it & mix them properly.
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Your Lobia Daal is ready to be served.