Red Masoor Dal (Bengali dal Hyderabadi Style)

 

This is my mom's recipe and my hubby got addicted to this style of dal. Actually, he wants it every weekend and I get bored of eating it every weekend.This is a very simple recipe and only needs onions and tomatoes.

Red Masoor Dal - 1 cup 

Turmeric - according to taste

Onion - 1/4 sliced finely

Tomato - 2 sliced finely

Green chilly - 3/ 4  (slit in half)

Briyani leaf - 2

Caraway seeds(Shahi jeera) - 1/4 tspn

Cinnamon stick (Patta )  - 1/4 stick 

Clove(Lavang)  - 3 / 4 

Cilantaro / Coriander  - as needed.

Ginger galric paste - 1/2 tspn

Garam Masala - 1/8 tspn 

Chilli Powder - 1/4 tspn ( add according to u r taste )

Oil / Ghee - 2tbsp

1. Cook the dal with a little tumeric in a pressure cooker or a stock pot.

2. Heat oil / Ghee in a small vessel. Add the briyani leaf, shahi jeera, Patta, lavang and let it fry for a minute .

3. Add the green chillies and onions , fry them till brown and then add ginger garlic paste. Add the tomatoes and fry till the oil/ ghee separates.

4. Add the chilli powder and salt .

5. Add the dal,a little water and garam masala and boil it till it reaches the desired consistency.

6. Add the chopped coriander.