Garlic Dal - North Indian Taste

:: quick and easy recipe for making dal. you just need some spices and garlic all of them
 are cooked together with the dal easy ::

  { Preparation & Cooking Time : 25 Min }
               Difficulty : Easy
              Meal Type : Dal Curry
                    Serves : 2-4


      Ingredients

 • 8 garlic cloves, peeled and slightly crushed
 • 2 cups arhar dal/tuvar dal/split pigeon pea
 • 2 Teaspoon cumin seeds
 • 2 Teaspoon mustard seeds (optional)
 • 2 green chili, finely chopped
 • 1/4 Teaspoon red chili powder
 • 1 Teaspoon turmeric powder
 • 1 pinch or 2 of asafoetida/hing
 • 2 tablespoon ghee or oil
 • salt to taste
 • 6 cups water

        Preparation Method
1. First pick, clean and wash the dal. Now Take a pressure cooker heat ghee or oil. 
  And add the mustard seeds and let them splutter.

2. Now add the cumin seeds and fry them and add slightly crushed garlic fry the garlic
  for a minute. we don't need to brown it and add the dal and the chopped green chili.
  add the turmeric powder, red chili powder, asafoetida, salt and mix these with the dal.
  and add water.

3. Now close the lid of the pressure cooker and pressure cook for 5-10 minutes.
  if the dal appears a little watery then reduce it by cooking the dal in the pressure
  cooker without the lid. Now check the salt and garnish with coriander leaves.
  serve hotly.
    :: garlic dal can be had as a soup with toasted bread.it can also be served with 
         WHITE RICE or ROTI ::

             ENJOY