Malka Masoor Dal

Name: Malka Masoor Dal
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2-3 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tsp Cumin seeds; 1 medium sized onion chopped; 2 big garlic cloves choopped; 1 inch ginger choopped; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; to taste Salt; 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1 medium sized tomato Chopped; 3/4 cup Whole saboot masoor dal; 1/2 tsp Crushed dry mint leaves; 1/2 tsp Lemon powder; 1 tsp Garam masala; 2 tsp Coriander leaves choopped; 1 tbsp Desi ghee; 2-3 tbsp Oil; 1 tsp Green chilli choopped

Debamita Chatterjee @cdebamita

Kolkata

Malka Masoor Dal

Debamita Chatterjee @cdebamita

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Ingredients

30 mins

2-3 people

2 tspCumin seeds
1medium sized onion chopped
2big garlic cloves choopped
1 inchginger choopped
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspred chilli powder
to tasteSalt
1 tspCoriander powder
1medium sized tomato Chopped
3/4 cupWhole saboot masoor dal
1/2 tspCrushed dry mint leaves
1/2 tspLemon powder
1 tspGaram masala
2 tspCoriander leaves choopped
1 tbspDesi ghee
2-3 tbspOil
1 tspGreen chilli choopped

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Steps

30 mins

1

Wash and soak masoor dal for 4-5 hours.
2

Then in pressure cooker add oil first in that add jeera and let it crackle. Now add choopped onion, ginger and garlic saute little bit then add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, choopped tomato, and salt.
3

In that add soaked dal and roast little bit then add water (in 3x amount of dal). Now cover the lid of cooker and cook for 3-4 whistles.
4

When the pressure is realesed open the cooker and cook on low flame and add green chilli, dried mint leaves, jullian ginger, lemon powder, garam masala and coriander leaves choopped.
5

In a tadka pan add ghee, and add cumin seeds in that, let it crackle then add half ring sized onion, and fry it till becomes brown. Then add red chilli powder. Now add this tadka on the dal.and your Malka masoor dal is ready. Garnish with fresh cream. Enjoy with chapati or rice.