Everyday Dal

Name: Everyday Dal
Ingredients: 1 cup of red lentils (masur dal) pr split pigeon peas (tuvar dal) or mung beans (mung dal); 1/2 tsp ground tumeric; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 onion quartered; 4 cups of water; 1-2 Tblsp ghee or butter; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 2-4 cloves of garlic; 1-2 Tbsp finely chopped shallot

9 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 cup of red lentils (masur dal) pr split pigeon peas (tuvar dal) or mung beans (mung dal)
1/2 tsp ground tumeric
1/2 tsp salt
1 onion quartered
4 cups of water
1-2 Tblsp ghee or butter
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2-4 cloves of garlic
1-2 Tbsp finely chopped shallot

Directions

1

Rinse dal and transfer to a pot, add tumeric, salt quartered onion and chile to water and bring to boil.
2

When dal is soft and mushy pus through food mill or blender so the texture is thick smooth and pourable.
3

Taste for salt.
4

To finish heat ghee and then sizzle the seeds, garlic and onion until the garlic begins to brown and seeds start to crackle. (this is known as vaghar in gujarati or turka in Hindi).
5

Tip the turka into the dal and stir.