14/08/2020
Cooking lentils (Dhal)
1: take ½ cup masoor Dhal (orange colour) and rinse the lentils in water for a couple of times.
2: Then add the lentils in a pressure cooker. Also, add a pinch of turmeric powder (Haldi) and 1.5 cups water.
3: Pressure cook the lentils for 8-9 whistles on a medium flame till they are cooked completely. Once the dal is cooked, then you mash the dal and keep aside. You can see the doneness of the dal and consistency in the below pic. The lentils are cooked till completely soft. There should be no separate grains visible.
4: in another pan, heat 2-3 tablespoon of oil. Add ½ or ¾ tsp cumin seeds (jeera).
5. Once the jeera seeds start crackling, then add about ⅓ cup chopped onions and saute them for some seconds till they change colour and crackle.
6. Add 2-3 dry red chillies, ginger & garlic paste, and saute for a min.
7: Now add all the spice powders – ½ tsp turmeric powder, ½ tsp red chilli powder. Stir.
8: Add this fried mixture to the dal or add the mashed dal to the fried mixture. Pour 1 to 1.5 cups water. You can adjust the consistency by adding more or less water.
9: Season with salt.
10: Serve dal fry hot with rice.
