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Authentic Dal Muradabadi Recipe | Moradabadi Dal Ki Chaat recipe

Authentic Dal Muradabadi Recipe | Moradabadi Dal Ki Chaat recipe

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Authentic Dal Muradabadi Recipe is a simple, flavorful street food delight made with moong dal, spices and unique smoky tempering.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Street Food
Cuisine utter pardesh
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

FOR PREPARING DAL

  • 1 cup yellow moong dal
  • 4-5 butter cubes
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Pinch of turmeric powder
  • Pinch of Asafoetida/hing
  • 4 cup water

FOR SPECIAL MASALA POWDER

  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp black pepper corns
  • 1 black cardamom/moti ilachi
  • 1/2 tsp salt

FOR CHILI FLAKES

  • 5-6 dry red chilies
  • 1/2 tsp oil

OTHER INGREDIENTS (Quantity as per need)

Instructions
 

PREPARATION OF DAL

  • Wash daal 3 to 4 times by rubbing between the palms and changing water every time.
  • Soak dal for 2 hours. No issues if you soak it for long.
  • After 2 hours, transfer dal in heavy bottomed pan and add water in it.
  • Put a lid and Initially keep the heat at high temperature.
  • When water begins to boil, lower the heat.
  • After couple of minutes, you will find white foam over the surface of the dal. Remove and discard that.
  • Then add butter, hing, salt and turmeric powder. Mix.
  • Now put the lid and leave the dal to boil on low heat. As long as enough water is there, you are not bound to stir the dal.
  • In almost half an hour to 45 minutes, dal will turn soft but we need the batter like texture and consistency.
  • Keep cooking, keep mashing and keep stirring.
  • Also scrap the sides of the pan as dal will begin to stick there as well.
  • Soon you will find there will be no grain at all and it's all smooth and creamy batter like stuff in the pan. Our dal is ready. Off the heat.

MAKING OF SPECIAL MASALA POWDER

  • While the dal was kept for soaking, we prepared a masala by adding cumin seeds, black pepper corns, black cardamom and salt in a pan.
  • Dry roast till cumin turns brown.
  • When these spices turn completely cool, grind to a very slightly course powder and keep aside.

MAKING OF CHILLI FLAKES

  • Add dry red chilies and oil in a pan.
  • Roast on low heat until chilies turn crisp and charred.
  • When they cool completely, crush them. Keep aside.

ASSEMBLING AND SERVING DAL MORADABADI

  • Take a serving bowl and firstly put a cube of butter.
  • Then pour piping hot dal.
  • Sprinkle Black salt, chaat masala and special masala powder.
  • Add roughly crushed papdis. You will find the recipe of whole wheat papdi and besan papdi in this blog.
  • Top with green chutney, ginger julians, chili flakes, coriander leaves, lots of lemon juice and again a piece of butter.
  • Mix well. But this is highly recommended to taste before serving and adjust the seasoning because this recipe is all about thoroughly cooked dal and perfect balance of seasoning.
  • Serve hot.

Notes

  1. You can boil dal in pressure cooker for quick cooking. We didn't because traditionally it is boiled in a pan.
  2. Dal has to be properly cooked and not watery. There's shouldn't be the grains of dal and it should be completed like a thin batter.
  3. Add papdi immediately before serving as it should remain crunchy to enjoy this chaat. Better if you do not add papdi inside chaat and serve along with chaat.
  4. Traditionally these ingredients do not go in it but if you add roughly chopped onion and green chilies, the taste of this chaat will double. We didn't add onion in blog post but later added while eating, so saying so on the basis of personal experience.
Keyword dal ki chaat, dal moradabadi, dal muradabadi