Name: Dal Kabila
Prep time: 2 h 45 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 3 h
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 100 g/7 Tbs Butter; 25 g/7½ tsp Ginger; Salt; 5 g/¼ tsp Fenugreek (Kasoori Methi); 30 ml/2 Tbs Lemon juice; 10 g/5 tsp Coriander seeds; 8 Whole Red Chillies; 750 g/3⅓ cups Tomatoes; 250 g/1¼ cups Urad dal; 50 g/¼ cup Ghee; 30 g/5 tsp Garlic paste; 4 Green Chillies; 30 g/½ cup Coriander; 10 g/2 tsp Garam Masala

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

Prashad

By J. Inder Singh Kalra

Published 1990

About

A tomato-based lentil delicacy, remarkable for its fresh taste—thanks to the abundant use of coriander and ginger.

Ingredients

250 g/1¼ cups Urad dal
50 g/¼ cup

Method

Preparation

THE LENTIL: Pick, wash in running water and soak in a handi for 2 hours. Drain, replenish with fresh water (approx 3 litres/12½ cups) and boil until tender. Drain.

THE VEGETABLES: Wash and chop tomatoes. Clean, wash and chop coriander. Re