LEHSUNI DAAL (GARLIC FLAVORED LENTILS)

Made with masoordaal (orange lentils) this dish is simple and very tasty. It is in fact almost a staple in most homes. It makes a great accompaniment for plain boiled rice and a vegetable or meat dish. Best made in a pressure cooker - it gets done faster this way.

INGREDIENTS
  • Cup masoordaal
  • Cups water
  • Vegetable/sunflower/canola cooking oil
  • Salt to taste
  • Onion chopped fine
  • Tomato chopped fine
  • Turmeric powder
  • Red chilli powder
  • Ghee (clarified butter)
  • Dry red chillies stalks removed and
    broken into small pieces
  • Asafetida
  • Cumin seeds
  • Cloves of garlic
PREPARATION
  • Wash the daal thoroughly.
  • Mix the daal, water, cooking oil, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt to taste, onion and tomato in the pressure cooker or a deep pan and boil till the lentils are very soft.
  • In another small pan, heat the ghee well and add the cumin seeds which will sizzle. When they stop sizzling add the garlic and dry red chillies and fry till the garlic is light brown. Add the asafetida and turn off the fire.
  • Quickly add this ghee and spice mixture to the boiled daal and stir well. Eat piping hot with rice and other dishes.

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