Creamed Urad Daal

Name: Creamed Urad Daal
Ingredients: 1 cup Urad Dal (black legume, available in Indian Grocery stores); 1 chopped onion; 2 chopped garlic cloves; 2 inches chopped fresh ginger; 1 green chili, chopped; 12 cup oil; 2 tablespoons ground cumin; 1 tablespoon ground coriander; 1 12 teaspoons salt; 14 teaspoon chili powder; 1 tablespoon garam masala; 23 cup whole cream

12 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 cup Urad Dal (black legume, available in Indian Grocery stores)
1 chopped onion
2 chopped garlic cloves
2 inches chopped fresh ginger
1 green chili, chopped
12 cup oil
2 tablespoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 12 teaspoons salt
14 teaspoon chili powder
1 tablespoon garam masala
23 cup whole cream

Directions

1

Bring daal to boil in 6 cups water, lower heat and simmer for 1 hour or until daal feels soft.
2

Drain daal and reserve liquid.
3

Blend onion, garlic, ginger and chilli together in blender to form a paste, or finely chop them together with a knife.
4

Heat oil in frying pan and fry onion mixture over high heat, stirring constantly, until golden brown.
5

Add cumin and corriander and fry for 2 minutes.
6

Add the daal, salt, chilli powder and garam masala.
7

Pour 300 mel or 1 1/4 cups of reserved liquid into pan, bring to a boil.
8

Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
9

Just before serving stir in the cream and simmer 2 minutes to heat through.