½ cup toor dal (tuvar dal, pigeon pea lentils) ▢ 2 tablespoons oil or ghee ▢ ½ teaspoon mustard seeds ▢ ½ teaspoon cumin seeds ▢ ⅓ to ½ cup or (1 medium-sized) onion – finely chopped ▢ 10 to 12 curry leaves ▢ 1 green chili – chopped ▢ 1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 inch ginger + 3 to 4 medium garlic cloves crushed to a paste in a mortar ▢ 1 to 1.25 cups or (2 medium-sized) tomatoes – finely chopped ▢ ¼ teaspoon Red Chili Powder or cayenne pepper ▢ ¼ teaspoon turmeric po
Split Moong Dal - ½ cup Sesame Oil - 1 tbsp. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Garlic - 4 clove, minced Shallot - 10, sliced Tomato - 1, diced Salt For Tempering: Cumin - 1 tsp Red Chilli - 2 Curry Leaves Ghee - 2 tbsp. Turmeric - 1 tsp Chilli powder - 1 tsp Asafetida - 1/4 tsp In a pressure cooker add Moong Dhal along with required Salt and 2 cups Water; pressure cook for 4 whistles. Turn off heat and allow the pressure to come down naturally. Heat Sesame Oil in a large pan. Temper Cum
Spinach - 2 cup Toor Dhal - 1/4 cup Moong Dhal - 1/4 cup Tomato - 1 Ghee - 2 tbsp. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Dry Red Chilli - 2 Ginger - 1 tsp, grated Garlic - 1 clove, chopped Green Chilli - 2 Asafetida - 1/4 tsp Turmeric - 1/2 tsp Salt Kasoori Methi - 1 tsp Lemon juice In a pressure cooker add the Dhal along with Tomato, Turmeric, required Salt and 1 1/2 cup Water. Pressure cook for 3 whistles on medium heat. Allow the pressure to come down naturally and open the lid. Mash the co
Thuvar/Masoor/Channa Dhal - 1 cup Turmeric - 1/2 tsp Asafetida - 1/4 tsp Salt In a pressure cooker add Thuvar Dhal along with Turmeric, Asafetida, required Salt and 2 cups Water. Pressure cook for 3 whistles. Allow the pressure to come down naturally. For the Masala: Oil - 1 tbsp. Cumin - seeds - 1 tsp Garlic - 6 cloves, chopped Onion – 1, diced Green Chilli - 2, slit Tomato - 2, diced Turmeric - 1 tsp Chilli Powder - 1 tsp Butter - 1 tbsp. Salt Heat Oil in a medium pan an
For cooking lentils 1 cup or (200 grams) tuvar dal (arhar dal, tur dal or split pigeon pea lentils) or ½ cup tuvar dal + ½ cup masoor dal (split red lentils) 1 to 2 green chilies or serrano peppers – chopped or slit lengthwise ½ cup onions – chopped 1 cup tomatoes – finely chopped 1 teaspoon ginger – finely chopped ½ teaspoon turmeric powder (ground turmeric) ½ teaspoon Garam Masala 1 pinch asafoetida (hing), optional 2.5 cups water – for pressure cooking 1 tablespoon light c