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today we will make urad dal.
let's see what all ingredients are required for making urad dal.
urad dal - 1 cup (wash and soak for 1/2 hour)
paste - 2-3 tomatoes,1 green chilly and 1 inch ginger piece
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
asafoetid a- 1-2 pinch
red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
coriander powder - 1 tsp
ginger - 1 inch piece (grated)
whole garam masala - 2 brown cardamom,1 inch cinnamon stick,6-7 blak pepper and 2 cloves
salt - as per taste (1 tsp)
ghee - 1-2 tbsp
green coriander - 2-3 tbsp (finely chopped)
start with the procedure of making dal.
add dal in the cooker and add water into it.
add 2 cups of water or 1/2 inch above dal.
now add half the amount of turmeric powder,coriander powder,salt
close the cooke;turn on the gas and cook until it simmers once.
after 1 whistle turn off the gas.
meanwhile preapare masala for the dal.
add ghee in preheated pan.
add 1-2 tbsp ghee.
when ghee gets hot add cumin seeds and asafoetida.
after sauting cumin seeds add ginger (chopped ginger provides different flavor to dal),turmeric
powder,coarsely ground garam masala, coriander powder and tomato-ginger-green chilly paste,red chilly
saute masala until ghee separates from it.
it takes 4-5 minutes for sauting the masala.
open cooker and check dal.
mix dal into the masala.
add water as per your preference.
add rest of the salt,cover and cook dal for 2 more minutes so that all spices get absored in the dal.
dal is ready.
add green coriander as well in the dal.
tempting urad dal is ready.
serve urad dal with chapatti,naan or missi roti.
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