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Kaali (Black) Dal Recipe

Kaali (Black) Dal Recipe Ingredients:

Three-fourth cup black gram dal,

Quarter cup green gram dal,

One large finely chopped onion,

One finely chopped tomato,

One tbsp ginger garlic paste,

Four-five finely chopped green chillies,

Quarter tbsp turmeric powder,

One tbsp lemon juice,

Three-four tbsps ghee,

One tbsp chopped coriander,

One tbsp each cumin and mustard seeds,

One pinche asafoetida,

One tbsp sugar,

One bay leaf,

Four-five cloves,

One inch cinnamon stick and

Salt to taste

Washing dal,pressure cook in two cups water.Cooling the dal,remove from cooker.

Mash very lightly with a spoon.

Heating half the ghee in a deep saucepan,add seeds,asafoetida,bay leaf,cloves and cinnamon stick.Allow to splutter.Add turmeric.

Adding ginger garlic paste,fry for a minute.

Now adding onions,fry till light brown.Then add tomatoes and green chillies.

Fry for two-three minutes more.

Adding dal to the above mixture,let it boil.

Now add salt,sugar and lemon juice.

Take dal in serving dish.

Heat remaining ghee in a small saucepan.

Add chopped coriander to the hot ghee and pour over dal immediately.

Stir gently.Serve with hot parathas or rice.