Name: Methi Dal Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Toordal; 2 cup Water; 2 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Chilly powder; 4 Green chilly; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 4 Garlic; Methi leaves (washed and chopped); 2 tsp Oil; 1 tsp Mustard; 1 Onion; 2 Tomato; 2 Red chilly; 1 bunch Coriander leavesfor decoration

Methi Dal

By manjusanjay

• March 12, 2015

Methi Dal Recipe

Dal is a staple food at home.so i use to make variety of dal dishes.This is good for health as it controls blood sugar.So when you have fresh methi leaves,you should make this tasty recipe.

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Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 cup Toordal
2 cup Water
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Chilly powder
4 Green chilly
1 tsp Cumin seeds
4 Garlic
Methi leaves washed and chopped
2 tsp Oil
1 tsp Mustard
1 Onion
2 Tomato
2 Red chilly
1 bunch Coriander leavesfor decoration

Instructions

Take toordal with2 cups of water and salt in a pressure cooker for 10 to 15 minutes ,till the dal becomes soft.
When it is cooked,wait to cool down and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a nonstick pan,add the cumin seeds and allow to crackle.After that add onions and saute for 2 minutes.Then add red chilly and green chilly to this. cook till onions are translucent,add little turmeric powder to this and saute for 2 minutes.
Add tomatoes to this and saute till it becomes soft.
Add methi leaves and saute over the high flame for 2 minutes.Add cooked dal to this mix and cook in sim for 4 to 6 minutes.Add salt and chilli powder to this and boil for 2 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard,when it crackles add red chilly.
Add this tempering to dal and boil for 2 minutes.Now Methi dal is ready.