| By : Amrita ( Posted on :18 Jan, 2007 ) | Total Views : 1590 | Previous | Next |
Ingredients:
• 500 gm urad dal
• 2 onion (pyaj)
• 1 tsp turmeric (haldi)
• 1tbsp ground ginger (adrak)
• 1 tbsp ground garlic (lasan)
• 1tblsp ground chiliy
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin (jeera)
• 1tsp garam masala
• 3 tomatoes
For tempering:
• 5 cloves (lavang)
• 1 inch cinnamon (tuj/dalchini) stick
• 5-6 cardamom
• 1/2 tsp mace (javitri)
• 1 tsp whole jeera
• 2 tbsp. fresh methi
• 1/4 cup oil (tel) or ghee.
How to make bharuchi dal:
1. Cut one onion into small squares.
2. Put dal and diced onion in a pressure cooker.
3. Cook until tender.
4. Slice the other onion thinly.
5. Heat up oil in a pot and fry onion until light brown, mix in cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, javantri and whole jeera and fry for 1 minute.
6. Then mix in methi and fry for 1-2 more minutes.
7. Mix in cut tomatoes and all other ingredients except garam masala to the onion mixture.
8. Fry this for 8-10 minutes or until the oil begins to separate.
9. Mix in dal to it and mix well with a wooden spoon.
10. Cover with a lid and lower the heat and stir fry for 5-8 minutes or until the masala is well blended.
11. Mash some of the lentil with a wooden spoon against the side of the pot to thicken the sauce.
12. Mix in garam masala and spice up to taste with salt.
13. Serve roti or rice.
