Namaskar.
I am Nisha Madhulika.
Today we will make delicious Red Masoor Dal.
It is really tasty and is easily digestible too.
It is relished by all.
You can make it specially for kids,
and can be served to ill people too.
Let's start making Red Masoor dal.
To make Red Masoor dal,
first of all let's add the dal to cooker,
add tempering and cook it.
Put the cooker to heat,
Dal can be made in two ways,
firstly by preparing tadka in the cooker,
then add dal and water and close the cooker.
and make the dal.
Secondly by adding dal to the cooker,
Add water, turmeric powder,salt
boil the dal,
prepare tadka separately, then mix the two.
Dal taste delicious both ways.
Right now we are adding dal to the cooker,
after making the tadka.
Cooker is hot,
add 2 tsp ghee to it and let it heat.
Quantity of ghee in dal can be adjusted as desired.
Ghee is suffeciently hot.
Add cumin seeds,slightly roast it.
Cumin is roasted.
Add 1/2 pinch asafoetida,
add turmeric powder,
coriander powder, finely chopped green chili,
add ginger paste too,
Roast the spices for some time .
If you prefer you can add garlic paste.
You can add chopped onion.
Reduce flame to prevent spices from browning.
Add curry leaves too,
Add finely chopped tomato to it.
You can add tomato paste too.
Roast the masalas till tomato is mashed
and ghee starts separating from it.
We have added finely chopped tomato, green chili and ginger,
You can also add them as paste.
Tomatoes are mashed,
ghee has also started separating from the masala.
It is fragrant.
Now add soaked red lentils,
We had washed and soaked dal in water for and hour.
This is whole red Masoor dal.
Soak and make it.
It gets prepared very quickly.
If the dal is split, then you can make without soaking.
It is prepared quickly.
Mix and roast the dal with spices for 1 minute.
We have added 2 cups water to it.
Mix it.
Add a little from 1/4 tsp red chili powder,
add little save some for later.
Add salt too.
Mix well.
Close the cooker,
Cook the dal until single whistle.
Theres a whistle in the cooker.
Reduce the flame.
Cook the dal on low flame for 2 minutes.
2 minutes are done.
Turn off flame.
Keep the dal in the cooker itself,
till the pressure comes out.
Pressure has finished.
Stir it.
Dal is cooked and ready.
You can eat the dal,
as we have already mixed the spices,
Consistency is right too.
You can keep it thin or dense as desired,
You can add water if desired,
Add a little green coriander to dal and mix it.
Dal is ready to be relished.
If you wish to make it more flavorful,
add one more tempering.
Take out the dal in a bowl,
Let's prepare tadka for the dal.
Add 1 tsp ghee to the pan.
You can adjust the quantity of ghee as desired,
Heat the ghee.
Add 1/4 tsp cumin seeds to it.
1 green chili vetically sliced,
Add 1 to 2 curry leaves,
Slightly roast them.
Turn off flame.
Add some red chili to it.
Pour the tadka over the dal.
Mix it.
Red masoor dal is ready to be relished.
It is really amazing.
You can make it very easily and quickly.
You can serve Red Masoor Dal with chapati, paratha, naan or rice.
This quantity of dal is suffecient for 3 to 4 members of family.
Try making this recipe at your home
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