Main Dishes

Lentil (Daal)

Daal sounds to be a very easy item to cook, but honestly its not that easy. To bring the right look and taste, one has to be very precise.

Credit: Credit goes to my mother.

What you need: 

Masoor Daal- 1 cup

Onion- Half, chopped

Garlic- 2 cloves, chopped

Cooking oil- 1 table spoon

Green chillies- 2 whole

Coriander leaf or Cilantro- 50 gm, chopped

Salt- 1 tea spoon

Turmeric powder- 1/4 teaspoon

Cooking Time : 30 minutes

How to cook:

1. Wash daal properly. 

2. Add 2 cups of water, turmeric powder and salt.

3. Put the pot with daal in a medium heat.

4. When it starts boiling, beat the daal with a beater ( I use egg beater since I do not have the conventional one)

5. Beat until the daal looks mashed .

6. Add green chillies and cilantro.

7. In another frying pan, heat the oil and fry the onions and garlic, when they turn red, add the onion, garlic including the remaining oil to the daal.
8. Boil for another one minute and the daal is ready to serve.

Tips : This daal is traditionally known as paatla daal and is commonly preferred with mashed potato (Alu varta) and rice.