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This Pudina Dal is prepared using Tur/Toor Dal and fresh Mint leaves. Mint leaves along with some spices add some freshness to this dal. This pairs well with roti, phulka, chapati and rice.
Ingredients:
Fresh Mint Leaves, chopped – 1 1/2Â cups
Pigeon Peas/Tur Dal – 1/2 cup
Red Lentils/Masoor Dal – 1/2 cup
Split Green Gram/Moong Dal – 1/2 cup
Split Black Gram/Sabut Urad dal (with black skin) – 2 tbsps
Onions, medium sized – 2
Garlic cloves – 6
Dry Mango Powder – 1 1/2 tbsps
Kitchen King Masala – 3 tbsps
Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp
Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil – 3 tbsps
Method:
- Wash tur dal, masoor dal, moong dal and sabut urad dal together and pressure cook until soft.
- Chop onions and garlic cloves.
- Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds.
- When cumin seeds start crackling, add chopped onions and garlic.
- Saute until onion turns translucent in color.
- Add chopped mint leaves and saute for 3-4 minutes.
- Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, dry mango powder, kitchen king masala and salt. Mix well.
- Add cooked dal. Mix well.
- Adjust the consistency of dal by adding a little water if required.
- Set the flame to medium and turn off the heat when dal begins to boil.
- Serve hot with with phulkas/rotis etc.,