Khana- Indian Recipes and Cuisine

Method

Step 1: Mix and wash thoroughly all Dals (lentils). Soak for 15 minutes. Cook slowly in medium heat until half done.
Step 2: Heat 1/2 of ghee and fry onions. Add all of the spices until onions are fried until light golden brown.
Step 3: Add the onion and mixture to Dals (lentils) and cook until done.
Step 4: Heat remaining ghee in a small saucepan on a high. Add all of all the garnish except Cilantro and lemon juice and fry for few more seconds.
Step 5: Add lemon juice and chopped coriander to Dal. Pour fried garnish to Dal. Serve hot with roti or rice.
Step 6:Be careful while frying the Garnish for Dal and while putting it in Dal. Some liquid might splatter due to hot oil and water interaction.
Step 7:While heating ghee, be careful not to relase too much smoke. The smoke might trigger your fire alarm.
Step 8:Add a small amount of ghee to Dal while boiling to keep it from overflowing. It also enhances its flavor.
Step 9:The best Dals are usually cooked by slowly simmering it on low fire than cooking fast on high heat.
Step 10:Moong dal (green or yellow) can be easily cooked to be soggy like mash potato. So be careful not to over cook.

Ingredients

1/4 cup red lentils

1/4 cup yellow moong dal (Whole green gram )

1/8 cup masoor dal (red gram )

1/8 cup channa dal (chickpeas )

1/4 teaspoon Garam masala powder

3/4 cup onion (finely chopped)

1/3 cup tomatoes (chopped)

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

1/2 teaspoon red chili powder

4 tablespoon ghee

Salt to taste Garnish

3-4 hot green chilies

1/2 teaspoon cumin

1/2 teaspoon mustard seed

2/3 teaspoon garlic paste

2/3 teaspoon ginger paste

1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

2 tablespoon coriander (chopped)