Kulthi ki dal recipe | Horse gram Dal Recipe
Kulthi ki dal recipe, a nutritious legume, boasts health benefits and adds rich flavor to diverse culinary creations.
Ingredients
FOR SOAKING
- 3/4 cup kulthi dal
- 1/4 cup red kidney beans/rajma (optional)
- 4 cup drinking water
FOR BOILING
- Soaked kulthi & rajma with water
- Pinch of asafoetida/hing
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
FOR COOKING
- 1 big onion
- 3 tomatoes
- Small piece of ginger
- 3-4 garlic cloves
- 2 green chilies
- Red chilli powder to taste
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tbsp dry mango powder
- 1 tbsp oil
- Coriander leaves
Instructions
- Clean the kulthi as it may have stones. Wash and soak it alongwith rajma in drinking water overnight or for 7-8 hours.
- Next morning, put the soaked kulthi and rajma in pressure cooker alongwith water in which they were soaked.
- Also add asafoetida, turmeric powder and salt.
- Put a lid and pressure cook for 6-7 whistles.
- In the meantime, add onion, tomatoes, green chilies, garlic and ginger in a blender jar.
- Make a smooth puree.
- Take oil in a pan and when it is hot, add cumin seeds.
- When seeds begin to splutter, add the onion tomato paste in it. Also add red chili powder, coriander powder and garam masala.
- Cook the paste until oil separates.
- By now the daal must have been cooked & pressure released. Add dal to the pan and mix.
- Also add dry mango powder.
- Let dal simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Serve after garnishing with coriander leaves.