Indonesian Food Rrecipe: Dal
Chana Dal Fry

Chana Dal Fry

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Chana Dal Fry
I'm truly a dal fan & when I say dal it is not limited to just one, but my love is spread to the whole dal community. Every dal is unique in taste also the best protein source for vegetarians. Though I'm a "Ovo Lacto Vegetarian" I love adding them more than couple of times a week in our diet. 
Chana dal fry is a simple & easy punjabi style dal fry dish.Though the original recipe has onions & garlic, but the recipe I'm sharing is a "No Onion No Garlic" with less of masala too. 
Chana Dal Fry
Prep Time-1hr15mins {soaking+arranging}
Cook Time-1hr 
Serves-4people
Pairs with rice, roti, naan & chapati.
Ingredients 
1Cup chana dal 
2Cups water
4Tomatoes finely chopped 
1Tsp grated ginger 
2Green chili's slit to half
1/2Tsp turmeric 
1Tbs coriander cumin powder
1&1/2Tsp chili powder {adjust as needed}
1Tsp amchur powder or 2Tsp lemon juice {adjust as needed}
Salt to taste 
1Tsp mustard seeds 
1Tsp cumin/jeera
2Tbs oil
2Tbs coriander chopped for garnish
Directions 
- Clean chana dal with water & soak them with enough water for 30mins to 1hr. 
- Pressure cook chana dal with 2Cups water for 2whistles. 
- Heat pan with oil. Add mustard & cumin to it. Once the mustard starts add in green chili's & ginger to pan. Fry for few seconds. 
- Next add in tomatoes with enough salt & cook with a closed lid. 
- Once the tomatoes are smooth then add in turmeric powder, amchur powder, chili powder & coriander cumin powder to pan. Mix & cook for 2mins. 
- Add in cooked chana dal to tomato mixture & mix them well. Add 1/2cup water if needed & cook on low heat for 5mins. 
- Adjust salt & chili powder if needed. Next add the coriander to pan & switch off heat. 
- Serve warm & enjoy.
Note
- If you are using lemon juice then add it at the end along with coriander & mix it nicely. 
- I mashed the dal before adding to pan. So it's your choice if you want to mash it or leave as it is. 
Chana Dal Fry
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Dal Tadka | Lemon Flavored Dal Tadka

Dal Tadka | Lemon Flavored Dal Tadka

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Dal Tadka
Dal Tadka is a very well known & widely made side dishe of India. This easy to make dish is very nutritious & filling at the same time. This is a comforting & soothing food for any day. My version of dal tadka is a little different than the restaurant style of this dish. It's little thick in consistency & also has a addition of lemon juice, as it makes it a little tangy & tasty.
Dal Tadka
Prep Time-5mins 
Cook Time-45mins {Pressure cooing+resting}
Serves-3to4 People 
Pairs well with rice or as a side for naan & roti.
Ingredients
1/2Cup toor dal
1/2Cup masoor dal
1&1/2Cups of water
1Big onion chopped
4Green chili's sliced
Few curry leaves
1Tsp turmeric
2&1/2Tsp lemon juice {Adjust as needed}
Tempering/Tadka/Popu
1Tbs oil 
1Tsp mustard 
1Tsp cumin/jeera 
few red chili's 
1/2Tsp hing 
Directions 
- Wash toordal, masoor dal & add them to a pressure cooker. Along with that add onions, green chili's & few curry leaves. Pressure cook them for 2 to 3 whistles & switch off the heat. Allow the cooker to cool down before transferring them to a deep vessel. 
- Add in turmeric, salt & lemon juice to dal. Mix them well. Adjust the taste of salt & lemon if needed. 
- Mean while  heat pan with oil for popu/tadka. Add in cumin, mustard seeds, red chilli's & last the hing. Once the mustard starts jumping switch off heat & mix it with dal. 
- Serve it with rice, roti & naan. 
Note
- Omit adding lemon juice & add 2tomatoes while pressure cooking the dal.
- Add a 1/2 Cup water to the dal once you have transferred to the vessel & cook it for 5mins on low heat before adding tadka to it.  
Dal Tadka
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Dal Bhat ~ Nepali Dish

Dal Bhat ~ Nepali Dish

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Dal Bhat
Dal Bhat is a traditional meal for Nepal & also for few other countries. Dal means cooked lentils & bhat means rice here. When they both are combined it's comforting & awesome. I used masoor dal, as it is easy to cook on stove top in very less time. The spices might vary, but the addition of garam masala powder made this dal more flavorful.
To know what my other friends are cooking, check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 44. 
Dal Bhat
Adapted from here.
Prep Time-1hr 10mins {1hr soak time} | Cook time-20mins | Serves-4people
Ingredients 
1Cup masoor dal {soaked for 1hr}
1Big onion chopped
2Big tomatos chopped 
2Garlic cloves 
1/2Tsp turmeric
1Tsp chili powder
1Tsp garam masala
Salt to taste
2Tbs oil
Cilantro for garnish
Directions
- Soak dal for at least 1hr.
- Heat pan with oil. To that add onions & chopped garlic. Fry till onions are translucent. 
- Mean while drain water from dal & add to pan. 
- Fry them for 2mins in oil & then later add 2cups of water to pan. 
- Close it with a lid & cook for 10mins. 
- Now add tomatoes, chili powder, garam masala & salt to pan. 
- Cook on low heat for another 10mins with closed lid.
- Adjust the taste if needed & garnish dal with coriander leaves. 
- Switch off heat & serve warm with rice & ghee.
Note
-  You can use your choice of dal in cooking this dish. 
- You can add seasoning to the dish for much more flavor. 
Dal Bhat
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Nimmakaya Pesara Pappu | Tangy Lemon Dal

Nimmakaya Pesara Pappu | Tangy Lemon Dal

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Lemon Dal is a tasty yet cooling dish for summer's or for any hot day for that matter. Moong Dal is believed to cool the body temperatures on hot days & it is a easy to digest lentil, which is tasty yet easy to cook. My mom use to regularly make this dal in summer, which goes along with pickles of the season. You can also make pulusu & chutney with dal & they are deliciously tempting.


Prep Time-10mins | Cook Time-45mins | Serves-3people
Ingredients
1Cup moong dal {Pesara Pappu}
1&1/2Cup water
1Medium onion finely chopped
2Green chili's chopped
1/4Tsp turmeric
Few curry leaves
2Tsp lemon juice
Salt to taste 
2Tbs oil 
1Tsp mustard seeds
1Tsp jeera 
3Red chili's cut in to half 
1/4Tsp hing {Asafetida}
Directions
- Wash moong dal & pressure cook with water for 2whistles. Switch off heat & allow it to cool completely. 
- Mean while heat a pan with oil & to that add mustard, jeera, red chili's & hing.
- Once the mustard starts jumping, add onions, curry leaves & green chili's to the seasoning.
- Fry onions till they are translucent. 
- Add turmeric, salt & cooked dal to pan along with 1cup water. Mix them well. 
- Bring dal to boil & switch off heat. 
- Mix in lemon juice to dal.
- Serve dal with rice & ghee.
Note
- Don't add extra water while cooking if the dal is thick enough. 
- Adjust lemon juice as needed.
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