Urad Dal

Name: Urad Dal
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup urad dal; 1 1/2 medium-sized onions chopped; 2 green chillies, one slit and one chopped; 1 teaspoon chopped garlic; 1 teaspoon ginger grated; 1 tomato chopped; 1 teaspoon asafoetida; 1 teaspoon zeera/ cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon black pepper powder; to taste Salt; 1 teaspoon red chilli powder; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 handful chopped coriander leaves; 1 tablespoon desi ghee; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder

Harneet Kour @khiyal

A quick-to-make recipe cooked in almost every North Indian home. Comfort food when you are done eating all the high-calorie diet. This is a must-try for expecting mothers because it is rich in folic acid, calcium, magnesium and iron. #easyrecipes #indianrecipes #homecook # homecooking #cookpad #cookpadindia #NVM

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 people

1 cupurad dal
1 1/2medium-sized onions chopped
2green chillies, one slit and one chopped
1 teaspoonchopped garlic
1 teaspoonginger grated
1tomato chopped
1 teaspoonasafoetida
1 teaspoonzeera/ cumin seeds
1 teaspoonblack pepper powder
to taste Salt
1 teaspoonred chilli powder
1/2 teaspoonturmeric powder
1 handfulchopped coriander leaves
1 tablespoondesi ghee
2 teaspoonslemon juice
1/2 teaspooncoriander powder

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Steps

30 minutes

1

In a pressure cooker, add urad dal, 2 cups of water and a pinch of salt. Give it one whistle. Drain the water and keep the dal aside in a strainer or plate.
2

In a kadhai, add desi ghee, asafoetida and zeera. Saute.
3

When the seeds start crackling, add chopped onions and garlic. Fry till it turns reddish brown.
4

Add chopped tomatoes and grated ginger. Add salt and saute.
5

When the tomatoes get almost cooked, add chopped green chilly, black pepper powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and coriander powder.
6

Add boiled dal and mix. Give everything a nice mix.
7

Garnish it with coriander leaves, pieces of kandha(onion), and pieces of tomato and add the remaining lemon juice over it.
8

Serve hot with chapatis or butter naan.