Dill leaves Daal

About this Recipe...

Dal with Dill leaves or I should call it Dill Dal, is a nutritious dal recipe where a handful of dill leaves brings a very nice flavour to your regular dal. Dill leaves also known as soya leaves are easily available in the market. You can make lots of recipes with this dill leaves but today I am making a very simple dal recipe where Moong and masoor dal is cooked with dill leaves and minimal spices. At the end I have added some clarified butter to give it a rich taste. It is a everyday lunch or dinner recipe and you can serve it with rice or roti.

Ingredients

• 1/4 Cup Masoor daal
• 1/8 Cup Moong daal
• 2 Tbsp Oil
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1/2 Cup onion finely chopped
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 2 Tbsp Finely chopped garlic
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• Salt to taste
• One handful Chopped Dill leaves
• 1 tsp Green chilli paste
• 2-3 Slitted green chili
• 1 tsp Clarified butter

Directions

1. Wash both the lentil and pressure cook it with 2 cups of water till 3 whistles.
2. Switch off the flame and allow the steam to escape before opening the lid of the cooker.
3. Now whisk the Daal and mash it well and keep it aside.
4. Now in a pan heat some oil and add cumin seeds for tempering.
5. When cumin seed starts crackling, add chopped onion and sauté it till it gets translucent.
6. Now add turmeric powder and chopped garlic to it and sauté for few minutes.
7. Next add coriander powder and chopped dill leaves to it and mix well with the spices.
8. Sauté it for 1-2 minutes then add boiled Daal, salt, green chili paste and Slitted green chillies to it.
9. Stir it well and cover the lid of the pan and let the daal come to a boil.
10. When the daal will start boiling, check the seasoning and add clarified butter to it.
11. Give a gentle stir and switch off the flame. Serve the daal hot with rice or roti.