Amritsari Sookhi Moong Dal Recipe

Hello Friends,

Today let's cook Amritsari Sookhi Moong Dal. This dish is a traditional dish cooked up in North Indian homes as a main dish,  It is truly delicious and highly nutritious Punjabi recipe. A quick and easy-to-make dish that is best enjoyed with a hot chapati or a plain paratha.

Amritsari Moong dal is light on the tummy too. The best thing about this easy recipe is that you can make it in just half an hour. You can also pack this yummy dish for your kids in tiffin. Try it!

Need to soak it for just half an hour, cook with red chillies, onions, tomatoes, and a few common spices like ginger, red chili powder and cumin seeds, which are easily available in your kitchen. Voila!! Amritsari Sookhi dal is ready

Ingredients

200 gms soaked Moong Dal
2 tbsp ghee
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 sliced onion
3 small  chopped tomato
A pinch of  asafoetida ( hing)
2 -3 whole red Kashmiri chillies
1 small piece of ginger
5 cups water
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
 Coriander leaves for garnish
Salt to taste

Method

1. In a saucepan, boil the moong dal with 3 cups of water. Boil along with salt, turmeric powder and grated ginger.

3. Cook on medium flame till the dal gets soft. All the water should be soaked up.

4. Now for the tadka, place a pan on medium flame and add ghee to it. Add cumin seeds when the ghee is hot.

5. Add  chopped onion to this and sauté till the onion is translucent and pinkish in colour.

6. Add asafoetida powder, then  the chopped tomatoes and sauté for 3-4  minutes till the tomatoes are cooked.

7. Now, add red chillies, chilli powder and sauté until the ghee starts to leave the sides of the pan.

8. Add the dal and one cup water. Let the dal simmer with lid on. Let the dal dry but remains whole. Do not blend the dal.

9. Stir fry the dal for a few seconds and transfer into a serving dish.

10. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with parathas and sliced onions.

Time to enjoy Amritsari Sookhi Moong Dal with family.

Maash ki Daal ( Hyderabadi style )

Hello friends,

Food is a great way to bond. Exchanging recipes while discussing what we cook at home is a common topic with friends and neighbors. A dear friend of mine from Hyderabad often referred Maash ki daal as an everyday breakfast item and very easy to make. Every time I asked her what she had cooked that day, she always added Maash ki daal to the list.

Maash or Urad dal is a great source of protein and iron and it's pretty low in calories. The simple ingredients added to the recipe make it more healthy and tasty.
It is a dry daal and is eaten with roti. Adding mint, fried onions and lime take it to another level.

Here is the simple recipe. Note the  ingredients and get your apron on.

Ingredients

1 cup urad daal
1  big sliced onion
1 tbsp ghee
2 slit green chillies
2 big garlic cloves
1 tsp  black pepper powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp  cumin seeds
1 tbsp mint leaves
Coriander leaves
Water as required
1 tbsp fried onions (birista)
1 tsp butter
Salt to taste

Method 

1. Soak the daal for minimum 2-3 hours.

2. In two cups water cook the daal but not completely. Leave it a little raw.

3. In a pan, heat ghee, sauté sliced onion and then add cumin seeds, finely chopped garlic and slit green chillies.

4. Then add lentil, black pepper, cumin powder, salt and let it cook.

4. When lentil cook and get tender, transfer to another dish.

5. Add fried onions to butter and then pour on the cooked maash daal.

6. Take it out in a platter,  garnish with green chili, coriander, mint and serve hot with naan or chapatti.

Variation 

I have tried another variation which is equally finger licking good. Add ginger slices instead of garlic and tomatoes instead of onions. Keep this consistency a little thin not dry.

Also note some people add red chillies to the daal. But I prefer red chillies in non veg and green chillies in my vegetarian dishes.