Simple Dal

This is my friends recipe and everybody in my family loves it. This dal goes well with plain rice. The clarified butter (ghee) and garlic gives a mild taste to the dal without overpowering it. Whenever you are in mood of eating simple homemade comfy food, this is the perfect dish for the occasion.

Ingredients:

Simple Dal

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Servings 3 People

Ingredients

  

• 1/2 Cup Tur Dal (split pigeon peas)
• 6-7 Garlic Cloves
• 1 Tsp Sugar
• 1 Tbsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)
• 1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 Tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1/4th Tsp Asafoetida
• Salt

Instructions

 

• Wash and soak the tur dal (split pigeon peas) in water (1 cup) for 1 hour. 
  
• Add turmeric powder and asafoetida and 1/2 tsp salt and cook it in a pressure cooker with 3-4 whistles.
  
• Peel and crush the garlic cloves.
  
• In a pot heat clarified butter (ghee). Add cumin seeds. When cumin seeds starts to sputter add crushed garlic and mix it.
  
• Add the cooked dal, sugar and salt and let it boil for 5 minutes on medium heat.