Masoor Dal
Author: Alka
Whole orange lentils or masoor dal recipe
Ingredients
  • Masoor dal kaali (sabut masoor daal or whole orange lentils) 100 gm
  • Onion 1 medium sized
  • Tomatoes 2
  • Ginger
  • Garlic 5-6 cloves
  • Green chillies 2-3
  • Salt as per taste
  • Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
  • Coriander powder 1 tsp
  • Oil 2-3 tsp
Method
  1. Rinse and soak masoor daal  in water for few hours (if urgent, it could be cooked without soaking)
  2. Take a pressure cooker and put daal along with salt and water (double the quantity of dal)
  3. Pressure cook it till 4 whistles if soaked and 6 if used without soaking
  4. In the meantime, take some oil in kadai or pan, add pounded/grinded ginger- garlic and saute it, till the paste changes its colour to light brown
  5. Then add chopped onions and saute it till light brown in colour
  6. Then add chopped or grated tomatoes, chopped green chillies, turmeric powder and coriander powder and fry properly till oil separates out from mixture
  7. Now add this mixture into the semi-cooked dal and either simmer it or close the lid and wait for two more whistles of cooker
  8. Adjust the consistency and garnish it with coriander leaves
  9. Serve with plain white rice and enjoy !
Recipe by Sindhi Rasoi |Sindhi Recipes at https://test.sindhirasoi.com/2008/08/masoor-daal/