Masoor Dal with Radish

Name: Masoor Dal with Radish
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup masoor dal or red lentils; 1 white radish cubed; 1/4tsp turmeric; as per taste salt; 2 cups water; 1/2 tsp kalonji, methi, radhuni; 2 dry red chillies; 2 green chillies; 1 tbsp coriander chopped; 1 tsp mustard oil; 1/2 tsp ghee

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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No meal is complete without a bowl of dal .
Masoor Dal with Radish or Mulo diye Masoor Dal is a traditional Bengali dal. This protein rich dal is very healthy and flavorful as nutritious radish is added to it.Other lentils like matar or yellow split peas,moong dal also can be prepared this way.This delicious dal has all the significant flavours from the tempering spices and tastes delicious with the addition of radish .This lentil soup is best served as a side dish with steamed rice or Indian bread alongwith papad,salad, pickles and any veg curry

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

15 minutes

3 servings

1/2 cupmasoor dal or red lentils
1white radish cubed
1/4tsp turmeric
as per taste salt
2 cupswater
For tempering:
1/2 tspkalonji, methi, radhuni
2dry red chillies
2green chillies
1 tbspcoriander chopped
1 tspmustard oil
1/2 tspghee

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Peel and chop radish into cubes.Pour dal in pressure cooker.Add turmeric, ghee,salt, water and radish and pressure cook upto 2 whistles. Release steam after 2 minutes.Add more water and boil.
2

Heat mustard oil in a wok.Sprinkle tempering of kalonji or nigella,methi or fenugreek,radhuni or wild celery seeds or ajmod.Add dry red chillies and fry.When the tempering splutters, add it in cooked dal and give it a boil.Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot with steamed rice, papad,salad or pickles.