Simple red lentil dal (masoor dal) with tarka
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Ingredients
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- ½ cup red lentil (masoor dal)
- 3 cup hot water
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tbsp oil (tarka)
- ¼ tsp cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds
- ¼ tsp mustard seeds
- 1 whole dry red chilli
- 4–5 leaves curry leaves
- oil
Put them in a pressure cooker with hot water, salt, turmeric and a drop of oil to prevent foaming; lid on, set the timer.
Let the cooker release all its pressure naturally before opening.
Simple spicing and dal consistency
Make a tarka: bloom cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and mustard seeds with dry red chilli and curry leaves in hot oil, and add to the dal.
Tarka for the dal
Variation: use only mustard seeds, only cumin seeds, panchforon (Bengali five spices), or a little asafoetida, so the dal tastes different each day.