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Arhar/Tur Dal

Arhar Dal
ruchi

March 28, 2010

Arhar/Tur Dal is probably most popular dal made in India. It’s easy to cook and everyone loves it.

Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Difficulty: easy

Ingredients

Arhar (Tur) Dal 1 cup
Water 4 cups
Butter or clarified butter (ghee) 1 tsp
Cumin seeds (jeera) 3/4 tsp
Asafoetida (Heeng) A pinch
Red Chilli Powder 1/2 tsp
Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp
Pureed tomato 1/4 cup
Salt 1 tsp
Chopped coriander leaves 1/2 cup

Method

  1. Wash dal a few times in running water till water is clear.
  2. Add it to a pressure cooker.

    3. Add arhar dal to pressure cooker

  3. Add 4 cups of water, salt and turmeric powder. Close the lid and wait for the whistle.

    4. Add 4 cups of water, salt and turmeric powder

  4. When it starts whistling, reduce heat. Wait for 5 more minutes. You may have to fine tune the time because it depends on your pressure cooker.
  5. After 5 minutes, turn off the heat.
  6. In a small pan, heat ghee. If using butter, add a few drops of oil to prevent butter from burning.
  7. Add cumin seeds. Wait till they puff up and start to change color.

    8. Add cumin seeds to the ghee

  8. Add asafoetida and chili powder and mix.

    9. Add asafoetida and chili powder to the tempering

  9. Add pureed tomatoes and reduce heat.

    10. Add pureed tomatoes to the tempering

  10. Cook for five minutes. Keep aside.

    11. Cook the tomatoes

  11. Open the cooker after all the steam dies down.

    12. Open the dal cooker

  12. Add the tomato mixture and mix.

    13. Add the tomato mixture to dal

  13. Pour in a serving dish and garnish with coriander leaves. Arhar/tur dal is ready.
  14. Serve hot with plain boiled basmati rice.

Notes:

  1. Some people don’t like the strong aroma of asafoetida. You can always leave it out but it’s very good for digestion.
  2. Dal always becomes a little thicker after it cools down.
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