Name: Masoor Dal Curry
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Masoor dal (Red parippu); 1 nos Onion (large); 6 nos Garlic pods; Ginger (A small piece); 4 nos Green chillies; 1 no Tomato (large); ½ tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tbsp Oil; Salt (As reqd); Coriander leaves(for garnishing)

Masoor Dal Curry

An easy and healthy curry with masoor dal

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Prep Time 10 mins

Total Time 10 mins

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

1 cup Masoor dal Red parippu
1 nos Onion large
6 nos Garlic pods
Ginger A small piece
4 nos Green chillies
1 no Tomato large
½ tsp Turmeric powder
1 tbsp Oil
Salt As reqd
Coriander leaves(for garnishing)

Instructions

Wash and cook the dal in a pressure cooker with turmeric powder, salt and water.
Heat oil in a pan.
Add chopped onion. Saute till it turns light brown in colour.
Grind ginger, garlic and green chillies together.
Add the above masala to the fried onion.
Add chopped tomato and saute well.
Cover and cook until the onion and tomatoes become soft.
Add cooked dal to the above masala and mix well.
Add some coriander leaves.
Transfer the contents to a serving bowl and serve.
:- This dal curry tastes delicious with white rice like basmati rice, ponni rice, kolam rice.