Punjabi Sookhi Urad Daal
Sookhi Urad ki daal- Stir fried white lentil in mild spices,Punjabi speciality
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup Split White Gram / Safed Urad
- 1 cup/125 gms Tomatoes / Tamatar chopped
- 3/4 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
- 1 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
- 1/3 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 2.5 tsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
- 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
- 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- 1.5 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
- 1 tsp Green Chillies / Hari Mirch chopped
- 2 tsp Ginger / Adrak chopped
Instructions
- Wash and soak dhuli urad daal daal in enough water for 20 minutes
- Drain the water and boil 4 cups of water in a pan .
- When water start boiling add 1/4 tsp turmeric and the soaked daal in it.
- Cook till its almost done but the grain should remain separate.
- Drain the boiled daal in a colander to drain the extra water.
- Heat oil and ghee in a pan and add the tempering ingredients.
- Add chopped tomato and salt and cook till tomato become soft and mushy
- Now add turmeric ,chili powder,garam masala and the boiled daal in the pan.
- Mix gently and cover the pan and simmer till done.
- Add lemon juice,fresh coriander and 1 tbsp of ghee.
- Mix and serve hot
Notes
Serving suggestions- best served with roti ,parathas or rice.
Note-
- Don't over cook the daal at step 3 else it become mushy while adding in the tempering.
- Addition of lemon juice is optional.