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Delicious and hearty red lentil curry cooked in a single pot, perfect for a quick and nutritious mea.

one pot masoor dal

red lentil curry
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Ingredients

Soak

  • ½ cup Masoor dal
  • 1½ cups hot water

Dal

  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • Curry leaves
  • Asafoetida
  • 1 green chili
  • 2 garlic cloves optional
  • ¼ cup onion chopped (optional)
  • 1 tomato chopped
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
  • 1 cup water
  • Coriander leaves chopped
  • Kasoori methi

Instructions

  • In a cooker, heat ghee.
  • Heating ghee in the pressure cooker.
  • Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds; let them splutter.
  • Add curry leaves, asafoetida, green chili, garlic, and onion (if using); sauté until translucent.
  • Add tomato, salt, Kashmiri chili powder, turmeric powder, and garam masala; sauté until mushy.
  • Cook the tomato and spices until mushy.
  • Add soaked dal and water; bring to a boil.
  • Adding soaked masoor dal and water.
  • Pressure cook for 5 whistles.
  • Add coriander leaves, kasoori methi, and water; bring to a boil.

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