Toor Dal

Toor Dal

Rating: 41

Toor Dal

Indian lentil soup

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cup washed Toor Dal
  • 4 cup water
  • 2tbsp oil
  • 1 ping asefotida
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp red chill powder2 tsp amchur
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 serrano pepper chopped
  • 1 small ginger (optionally chopped)
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 2 tomato chopped
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2.5 tsp salt (or to taste)
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

  1. In a pressure cooker, cook toor dal with water
  2. In a pan, heat oil
  3. Add asofotida and cumin seed
  4. When the cumin seeds start to pop, add coriander powder, red chill powder, turmeric powder and amchur powder
  5. After a few minutes, add serrano pepper and and ginger
  6. Once the peppers are cooked, add onions
  7. Once the onions turn transparent, add tomatoes
  8. Cook tomatoes till they loose shape
  9. Mix everything in pan with the cooked dal
  10. Add lemon juice, Garam Masala, salt and cilantro.
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