Split Red Lentils

Masoor Daal

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Preparation info
  • Serves:

    3-4

    persons
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      2 hr 30

Appears in
VIRSA: A culinary journey from Agra to Karachi

By Shehar Bano Rizvi

Published 2021

  • About

The beauty of cooking lentils is its versatility. The same lentil can be cooked in various ways, with different spices and a different baghar, and end up tasting like a new dish each time!

Masoor daal is probably one of the most commonly cooked daals in our household, and this recipe is the most basic one. The fried garlic in the baghar adds a beautiful aroma and flavour to this daal. It is also one of the first recipes that I prepared after moving out of my parents’ h