Whole Brown Lentils

Name: Whole Brown Lentils (Kaali Masoor Ki Daal)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: Serves: 3-4 persons
Ingredients: 3-4 tbsp Oil/Ghee; 1 tbsp Tamarind Paste; ¼ cup Mint Leaves; ½ tsp Garlic (crushed/powder); 1 tsp Salt (or to taste); 3-4 Curry Leaves; 3-4 tbsp Oil/Ghee; 1 medium Onion (sliced); 2-3 Whole Dried Red Chillies; 1 cup Kaali Masoor Daal; ½ tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder

Kaali Masoor Ki Daal

Preparation info

Serves:
3-4
persons

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

VIRSA

By Shehar Bano Rizvi

Published 2021

About

Kaali or khari masoor daal is a whole brown lentil, best served with plain boiled rice. Served with a side of finely sliced onion rings with some mint leaves, a dash of lemon juice, and a sprinkle of salt, this is our family’s favourite comfort food.

Ingredients

1 cup Kaali Masoor Daal
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
½

Main course
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Soak daal for half an hour or more.

Cook daal in 4 cups of water with salt, garlic, turmeric, and red chilli powder.

When it comes to a boil, lower the heat and cover with the lid slightly open.

When daal is done, blend with a hand blender (ghotna) and then add