Lentil Curry or Masoor Dal
Lentil Curry or Masoor Dal

Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, lentil curry or masoor dal. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Lentil Curry or Masoor Dal is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Lentil Curry or Masoor Dal is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

Masoor Dal is an Indian curry prepared with orange-red split lentil, which are also called masoor dal (मसूर दाल). Dal is hindi and means lentil. Sometimes it's spelled as daal or dahl. When cooked, the split lentils turn yellow but they are orange-red when dried.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have lentil curry or masoor dal using 17 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Lentil Curry or Masoor Dal:
  1. Prepare 1 cup Kali masoor dal, washed, soaked in water overnight,
  2. Take Pinch hing,
  3. Prepare 1/4 tsp haldi powder,
  4. Take to taste, Salt
  5. Take 1 tsp oil,
  6. Make ready 4-5 tbsp For curry – desi ghee,
  7. Prepare Pinch zeera,
  8. Take 1 tsp garlic paste,
  9. Make ready 1 tsp ginger paste,
  10. Get 1 tbsp onion paste,
  11. Prepare 1 tbsp fresh tomato puree,
  12. Take 1/2 tsp haldi powder,
  13. Make ready 1 tsp red chilli powder,
  14. Get 1 tsp dhania powder,
  15. Make ready 1/2 tsp garam masala powder,
  16. Prepare to taste Salt
  17. Take 1 aloo cut into square pcs,

I like to add in a lot of spices, with both curry powder and a red curry paste, but you can easily dial that back if you need to. Quick and easy Red Lentil Curry, also known as Masoor Dal, made in the instant pot and stovetop. If you want a quick and satisfying vegan dinner for weeknights, you have come to the right place. Made with red and yellow lentils, moong masoor dal is a popular vegan lentil curry recipe from India and Pakistan.

Instructions to make Lentil Curry or Masoor Dal:
  1. Take a pressure cooker, add dal & all the given ingredients, add water accordingly so as to keep dal thick.
  2. Place the lid, give 4 whistles at high flame.
  3. Remove it from the flame, let it cool, take out in a bowl, keep aside,do not stir.
  4. Wash the same cooker to avoid burning. Add ghee, heat it.
  5. Add zeera, let it splutter.
  6. Add ginger garlic paste, add lil water also, saute it for a while.
  7. Now add onion paste, add very lil water, stir fry it for a while.
  8. Lower the flame, cover it with the lid, cook it till golden brown. Stir in between.
  9. Open the lid now, increase the flame, add salt & fresh tomato puree, stir it nicely.
  10. Lower the flame now, cover it with the lid, cook it till oil separates.
  11. Open the lid, increase the flame, add haldi, dhania & red chilli powder, again add lil water, stir it nicely.
  12. Moderate the flame, cover it again, cook it till oil has oozed out.
  13. Now take another pan, add lil oil, heat it, fry aloo till light brown.
  14. Add fried aloo into the masala, give a stir.
  15. Add garam masala powder, increase the flame, stir it nicely.
  16. Add cooked dal, give a gentle stir.
  17. Now add water accordingly so as to keep a lil thick.
  18. Place the lid now, give 3-4 whistles at high flame.
  19. Switch off the flame, open the lid after 5 minutes of cooling.
  20. Take out in a serving bowl, garnish it with chopped dhania patta & dollop of fresh cream.
  21. Have it with Missi roti or Nan..

If you want a quick and satisfying vegan dinner for weeknights, you have come to the right place. Made with red and yellow lentils, moong masoor dal is a popular vegan lentil curry recipe from India and Pakistan. Dal (also spelled dhal, daal, dahl) is a term used for dried, split pulses. Dal also refers to Indian lentil soups which are important staple foods in South Asian countries, especially India. Masoor dal is actually a tiny red/orange lentil that cooks fast and doesn't require any soaking.

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