Masur Dal/Red Lentil Recipe

5 January 2009 3,568 views 15 Comments

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Legumes are a very important part of our meals. In my family, I have seen my mom cook dal for every meal. Be it an accompaniment for paratha, roti or rice, dal is always there. Among the all types of legumes found in the market, the one that is very popular in my family is the masyr dal, that too it is cooked in a very simple but special way. It tastes so good.

Masur dal is a lentil which is also a part of the legume family. Lentils have a very high percentage of proteins, and also essential amino acids like isoleucine and lysine. But, they lack in the other two essential amino acids, viz., methionine and cystine. Iron which is an important source of nutrition is present in high quantities in lentils and is adviced for pregnant ladies, adolescents or those who suffere from iron deficiency.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

Red lentil (Masur dal): 1 small bowl

Onion (Peyaj): 1 small, finely chopped

Green chili (Kancha Lanka) : 1 or 2, chopped

Turmeric powder (Halud guro): ¼ teaspoon

Mustard oil (Sarser tel): 1 teapoon

Water : 2 cups

Salt to taste

Preparation:

•· In a pan pour in the water and masur dal with the salt and put to boil

Let it boil for 10 to 12 minutes, add water if necessary
Heat the oil in a wok and sauté the onions
Pour in the now boiled dal
Add turmeric powder and green chilies and stir so that the turmeric powder gets mixed well
Bring to boil and let it remain for 2 to 3 minutes, then take out of flame

Masur dal tastes good with naything, so just try it with anything you want. Check for more updates here, till then .Happy Cooking and Happy Eating .

I am sending this post as a second entry to My Legume Love Affair, Seventh Helping! hosted by Srivalli, the event actually is the brain child of Well-Seasoned Cook Susan.

Also sending the recipe to Sara for her Weekend Cookbook Challenge: 36

The post on way to the FIC-January event hosted by Sunshinemom, the color of the event being Yellow this month.

Also sending it to Ramki’s “Recipes for the rest of us” .

My fiancee is in love with this dal, he just licks his fingers whenever I cook it, so here it goes for the lovely event, Just for you hosted by Alka.

15 Comments »

Sunshinemom said:

Delicious dal, Sudeshna! I too have something in mind for your harvest festival. Should be up soon! Thank you for sending this to FIC-Yellow:)

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# 5 January 2009 at 6:03 PM

Kriszha | Graphic Design said:

hmmmmm sounds delicious, i’ll try it tomorrow. poor me, probably one of the worst cook in this world.

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# 5 January 2009 at 11:12 PM

meetsudeshna (author) said:

@Kriszha
O dont say that, I believe nobody can be a poor cook, its only a matter of patience that makes the kitchen output look and taste great.

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# 6 January 2009 at 9:40 AM

Srivalli said:

Thanks for the lovely entry…

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# 6 January 2009 at 10:34 PM

Kriszha | Graphic Design said:

@Meetsudeshna– My problem is that everytime I open a cookbook to make a recipe, it usually starts with “take a clean utensil” and that puts me off. Hence I prefer raw food

Anyways thanks, last weekend I prepared dal according to your recipe and it was tasty. Keep sharing your ideas.

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# 14 January 2009 at 11:18 PM

meetsudeshna (author) said:

@Kriszha,
First of all thank you so much for trying out my recipe. I am aware of the style in cookbooks, so don’t always stick to it and just let your imagination flow, just see to it that it doesnt flow too much

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# 11 August 2009 at 4:03 AM

HappyBou said:

Wow Thank you my dear!! My husband will be one happy man when he comes home to the delicious dishes I have prepared with your help xxx

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Sudeshna Banerjee Reply:
August 18th, 2009 at 12:14 AM

I hope your husband felt happy with the food. Please let me know if you need any help on any recipe.

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HappyBou Reply:
August 18th, 2009 at 1:45 AM

Thank you!! My husband loved this dal.He has requested me to make it again. My daughter has allergies and it has been amazing to find your recipes that have low spices and oil. She has allergy to milk products and I was wondering do you have any sweet dishes that dont require milk.
xxx

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Sudeshna Banerjee Reply:
August 18th, 2009 at 9:25 PM

Monika,
It was a pleasure hearing from you. I’ll think about something sweet without milk or milk products. Actually my sister also used to have allergies from milk. I’ll let you know soon.

# 16 August 2009 at 9:30 PM

amu said:

nice one. Here in Assam there’s another way we do it. We fry the onions, paanch phuran, chillies, bay leaves, salt to taste and turmeric along with the Dal- be only thenafter then add water and pressure cook for five whistles. (you might want to baste the inner wall of the cooker with ghee- adds flavour and helps cleaning up the cooker later.) Bon Apetit!

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Sudeshna Banerjee Reply:
September 5th, 2009 at 10:12 PM

Amu,
Thats a good version of the same dal recipe. Thanks for sharing with our readers. Hope to get more such feedbacks and more interesting recipes from you:)

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