Comforting Masoor Dal

Name: Comforting Masoor Dal
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 3 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup masoor dal; 1 tbsp mustard oil; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 cup water; 1 tbsp mustard oil; 1/2 tsp kalonji; 1 tomato finely chopped; 2 slit green chillies; 1/2 tsp salt

Soumini Bhattacherjee @SouminiBhattacherjee

Bengaluru

#CA26
Keep it simple
Week 8

Soumini Bhattacherjee @SouminiBhattacherjee

Bengaluru

#CA26
Keep it simple
Week 8

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Ingredients

15 minutes

3 people

1/2 cupmasoor dal
1 tbspmustard oil
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/4 tspsalt
1 cupwater
For the tempering:
1 tbspmustard oil
1/2 tspkalonji
1tomato finely chopped
2slit green chillies
1/2 tspsalt

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Wash the masoor dal and put it in a pressure cooker.
2

Add 1 cup water, salt, turmeric powder, mustard oil and cook it for 2 whistles.
3

Now heat mustard oil in a pan.
4

Once hot, add the kalonji.
5

Once it splutters add the chopped tomatoes, green chillies and cook till it becomes mushy.
6

Now add the dal to the kadai, mix everything and bring to a boil.
7

Once done serve with steamed white rice.