Black Dal/Whole Urad Dal

Black Dal/Whole Urad Dal  

This is one of my family favorite dal of all times. As I have already said that dal has to be there in our everyday meal so here is the recipe of Black Whole Urad Dal.  

Urad Dal

INGREDIENTS: For Dal: 

• 1 cup whole black urad dal or black lentils.
•  1 teaspoon turmeric powder
•  Salt to taste

For Dal tadka: 

• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 1 green chillies deveined and chopped
• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION: 

• Wash and pressure cook dal with turmeric powder, salt to taste and water.
• Heat oil in a pan over medium heat, add cumin seeds and let it get brown.
• Add chopped onions, garlic, ginger, dried red chillies and green chillies and cook until onions get translucent.
• Add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder and salt to taste, cook until masala separates from oil about 3-4 minutes.
• Add cooked dal in the pan with some water for consistency. Stir well and give a boil.
• Serve hot with rice and desi ghee(clarified butter) on top.

Whole Urad Dal with Rice