Kali Dal

Name: Kali Dal
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons ground cumin; 125 ml (½ cup) cream; 3 tablespoons garam masala; 125 ml (½ cup) oil; 1 green chilli, roughly chopped; 5 cm (2 inch) piece of ginger, roughly chopped; 250 g (9 oz) whole black gram (sabat urad); 1 onion, roughly chopped; 1 tablespoon ground coriander; ¼ teaspoon chilli powder; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food of India

By Priya Wickramasinghe

Published 2005

About

Dal, which is both the name of the lentils, and in this case the dish, is part of the staple diet in India. This is a sumptuous version of a simple dish served with rotis in sikh gurudwaras (temples). Kali means black and the gram in this dish have a black skin.

Ingredients

250 g (9 oz) whole black gram (sabat urad)
1 onion, roughly chopped

Asia
India
Stew
Spicy
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put the whole black gram in a large, heavy-based saucepan, add 2 litres (8 cups) water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour, or until the dal feels soft when pressed between the thu