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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 16 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Taken from A Little Taste of India by Bay Books. Which has a gem collection of selected recipies in various catagories Ingredients:
1 cup urad dal (black legume, available in indian grocery stores) |
1 chopped onion |
2 chopped garlic cloves |
2 inches chopped fresh ginger |
1 green chili, chopped |
1/2 cup oil |
2 tablespoons ground cumin |
1 tablespoon ground coriander |
1 1/2 teaspoons salt |
1/4 teaspoon chili powder |
1 tablespoon garam masala |
2/3 cup whole cream |
Directions:
1. Bring daal to boil in 6 cups water, lower heat and simmer for 1 hour or until daal feels soft. Drain daal and reserve liquid.
2. Blend onion, garlic, ginger and chilli together in blender to form a paste, or finely chop them together with a knife.
3. Heat oil in frying pan and fry onion mixture over high heat, stirring constantly, until golden brown. Add cumin and corriander and fry for 2 minutes.
4. Add the daal, salt, chilli powder and garam masala. Pour 300 mel or 1 1/4 cups of reserved liquid into pan, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Just before serving stir in the cream and simmer 2 minutes to heat through.
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