Mom's Daal

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1/4 cup orange masoor dal1/4 cup yellow moong dal1/2 cup chana dal1 medium tomato coarsely diced1 medium onion chopped3 tbsp oil 2 green chilies4-5 curry leaves1 tsp mustard seed1 tsp cumin seed4-5 fenugreek seedspinch of hing1/2 tsp turmeric1/2 tsp red chilli powder1.5 tsp coriander powder1/2 tsp cumin powderlemon juice 1-2 tbspsalt
Directions
wash all the three dals under cold water 5-6 times. boil in a pressure cooker without salt. open lid, mash a little

heat oil in a skillet, add fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds let crackle, add cumin seeds, curry leaves, hing, turmeric and red chilli powder. saute 1-2 min

add green chillies and coriander and cumin powder, saute 2 min

add onions, saute until almost transparent

add tomatoes, cook 4-5 mins, donot stir too much, the tomatoes should not turn into a paste

add to the dal, simmer the dal with 1/2 cup water if necessary and salt to taste for 20-30 min on low heat. add a dash of lemon juice and coriander leaves

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ARPITAK.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 72.6
  • Total Fat: 3.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.2 mg
  • Sodium: 13.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 3.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
  • Protein: 0.8 g

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