Sookhi Dal Amritsari

Lentils with ginger

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

  • About

The city of Amrtisar lies in the state of Punjab. Punjabi cooking traditionally uses a lot of ginger and onion, and this lentil dish illustrates this. Ginger adds flavor, of course, but since the lentils used here can be a little hard to digest, it also acts as a digestive aid. In most of Punjab, this is a typical wintertime dish.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (200 grams) dhuli urad dal (split skinless black gram)
  • 1 teaspoon <

Method

  1. Place the dal in a bowl, wash it in plenty of water 2 or 3 times, and drain. Add 2 cups (400 ml) water and soak for 1 hour. Drain the dal in a colander.
  2. Place a