Gajar Ka Dal Recipe - Ingredients
Preparation Time : 20 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Lunch | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian
Recipe Category: Lunch | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian
Toor Dal - 1/2 cup
Moong Dal - 1 tbsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Carrot - 1/4 cup grated
Tomato - 1 small
Salt - to taste
To roast and grind :
Pepper - 1/2 tspJeera - 1/2 tsp
Coriander Seeds - 1 tsp
Red Chillies - 1
To temper :
Oil - 1 tspMustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Green Chillies - 1 finely chopped
Curry leaves - a small sprig
Method:
- Dry roast the ingredients listed under 'to roast and grind' till nice aroma rises.Grind it to a semi fine powder,Set aside.Heat a tsp of oil, saute carrot and tomato till raw smell leaves.
- Rinse the dals and soak it for 15mins. Transfer the dals to the pressure cooker along with sauted tomato,carrot with enough water say 1 cup.
- Pressure cook for 5 whistles or until mushy.Mash it up with a laddle.Heat it up, add little water if its too thick.Now add the spice powder and give a quick mix.Crush jeera with your hands and add it.Add required salt.Let it boil for 5mins.
- In a tadka pan - heat oil add the ingredients listed under 'to temper' let it splutter then add it to the boiling dal.Switch off.
My Notes:
- This is a no onion no garlic recipe, but if you prefer you can add onion and garlic along with carrot and tomato, saute it and then add it.
- You can even add ghee while tempering.
- The consistency should be semi thick like our dal tadka.
- Adding raw jeera crushed gives a great flavour.
