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Dal Moradabadi

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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 2

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Mung Dal Yellow Lentils
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Asafoetida
  • 3 cups Water

Toppings

  • 1 Onion Chopped
  • 1 Tomato Copped
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • 1 Inch Ginger Julienne Cut
  • 1 tsp Chaat Masala
  • 1 tbsp Butter

Green Chutney

  • 1 Bunch Coriander
  • 2 Cloves Garlic
  • 1/2 Tomato
  • 1/2 Inch Ginger
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • 1 tsp Chaat Masala (Optional)
  • 1 tsp Amchur Dried Mango Powder (Optional)
  • 1 tsp Salt

Mathri

  • 1 cup All purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Ajwain Carom Seeds
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 100 ml Water
  • Oil to deep fry

Spice Mix (Optional)

  • 1 tbsp Peppercorns
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds
  • 4 Dried Red Chillies
  • 4 Cloves

Instructions
 

Dal

  • Soak Mung daal (Yellow lentils) with enough water thoroughly for 30 minutes.
  • Add mung dal, salt, asafoetida and water to pressure cooker and cook till you hear 2 whistles.
  • Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
  • Open the cooker and check dal for consistency. It should have thick soup like consistency.

Green Chutney

  • Blend together tomato, garlic cloves, ginger, cilantro, salt to taste, lemon juice, amchur and chaat masala.

Mathri *

  • Mix all the dry ingredients together.
  • Add water and knead to form a hard dough. If the dough is loose, add more flour.
  • Let the dough set for 15 minutes.
  • Make small balls and roll them using rolling pin to form circular disks.
  • Poke the disks with fork to prevent them from inflating when fried.
  • Deep fry these disks at low-medium heat so that they are cooked thoroughly.
  • Remove from the oil and place on kitchen towel to drain excess oil

Spice Mix **

  • Roast coriander seeds, peppercorn, cloves, and red chillies in a pan.
  • Grind the mixture to a fine powder.

Compile the Dish

  • Transfer dal into individual serving bowls.
  • Add toppings: Onion, tomato, green chillies, lemon juice, ginger, butter, green chutney, spice mix, chaat masala and top it all with crushed mathri.
  • Give it all a good mix and enjoy!!

Notes

*You can skip making Mathri from scratch as they are readily available in any Indian Store.
**Spice mixture can be quickly made by combining red chilli powder, black pepper powder, garam masala and coriander powder.

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Keyword daal, dal, lentils, moong, mung