Jammu Himachali Teliye Maa
Jammu Himachali Teliye Maa is an ancient dal dish cooked with equal mustard oil and dal, reflecting rich traditional flavors.
Ingredients
1 cup = 250 ml
- 1 cup black gram dal/whole Urad dal/kale maa
- 1/2 cup mustard oil
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 3 dry red chilies
- 2 green cardamoms
- 2 black cardamoms
- Small piece of cinnamon
- 2 cloves
- Pinch of Asafoetida/hing
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp dry ginger powder/sonth
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- Salt to taste
- 2 cup water
Instructions
- Wash and soak black urad dal overnight.
- Next morning, drain the water and add the dal in pressure cooker.
- Add mustard oil in half quantity to dal ie 1/2 cup. However if follow the traditional method strictly, you have to add the oil in equal quantity to dal.
- Also add rest of the ingredients mentioned in the list of ingredients given above.
- Pressure cook 1 whistle on high heat and thereafter for 6 more whistles on medium heat.
- Let the pressure release on its own and teliye maa is ready.