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(177) Lachko Toor dal ( Spicy)

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Toor dal.
  • 2 cup water for cooking.
  • 1 tsp. Salt.
  • ½ tsp. Turmeric powder.
  • ½ tsp. grated ginger.
  • 1 tsp. Sugar.
  • 1 tsp. Lemon juice.
  • Tempering Ingredients ( Vaghar )
  • 1 tbsp. Oil.
  • ½ tsp. Mustard seeds.
  • ¼ tsp. Asafoetida powder.
  • 8-10 Curry leaves.
  • 1 finely chopped green chilli.
  • 1 tsp. Red chilli powder.
  • 1 tsp. Coriander Cumin powder.
  • 1 tbsp. chopped Coriander leaves.

Method

  1. Wash thoroughly Toor dal for 2-3 times.
  2. Pressure cook upto 3 whistles after adding water, salt and turmeric powder.
  3. Open the lid when pressure releases.
  4. By tilting dal pan, drain extra water from the dal. Do not discard drained water as it will use in preparing Osaman. Keep aside both dal and osaman.
  5. Heat oil in nonstick pan or thick bottom pan.
  6. Add Mustard seeds and wait for crackling sound.
  7. Add Asafoetida powder, Curry leaves, chopped green chilli, red chilli powder, Coriander Cumin powder and chopped Coriander leaves. Soute for 5-10 seconds and pour dal. Stir continuously otherwise toor dal will stick to bottom of the pan. Soute for 1-2 minutes. Stir continuously.
  8. Taste the dish before serving hot with Osaman, Steamed rice, Fulka roti or Bhakhri or Paratha or Jowar roti or Bajra roti
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Life is a journey of evolving roles, each with its own beauty and wisdom. From the structured world of academia to the ever-evolving realm of homemaking, I have embraced each phase with passion and grace. When my children settled into their own lives, I found myself with a renewed sense of purpose—to document and share the wealth of knowledge I have gathered over the years.

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