Friday, March 15, 2019

Musur Dal (Red lentils as daily food)- comfort food in 20 mins

What You Need

Musur/Masoor Dal( Red lentils)- 1 cup
Kalo jeera- 1 tsp
Hing- 1 tsp
Turnmeric
-1tsp
Salt
Musturd oil/Ghee - tbsp


How I Did It 
1- Wash and soak a cup of Musur dal in water for min 15 mins.
2- Wash again,discard the froth accumulated over water. 

3- Take dal in pressure cooker or a pan with 2 cups of water .Add salt and 2 drops of oil.
    Give the content a good stir.
4- For 2 mins keep the heat on high and then simmer till  it is mashy in open pan
( around      10 mins) or in cooker( around 5 mins ).
5- Let it cool. Take a round laddle or a kadai or a pan. Heat 1 tbsp Musturd oil or ghee.
6- Add hing,Kalo jeera and let it splutter but not burn.
7- Add this to dal and add turmeric too. Let it boil well .
    A good boil is very important for any dal as this enhances the taste.
8-
Taste and adjust salt  to get balanced taste.

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