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Methi Daal Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Pakistani
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tsp Oil
  • 1 tsp  Mustard Seeds
  • 1 tsp  Cumin Seeds
  • 2 Dried Red Chilli
  • Pinch of Asafoetida (Hing)
  • Few Curry Leaves
  • 4 clove  Garlic
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • 1 Tomato
  • ¼ tsp  Turmeric Powder
  • ½ tsp  Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
  • Salt To Taste
  • 1 bunch Fresh Fenugreek Leaves
  • 2 cups  Toor Daal ( Arhar ki Daal)
  • 1 cups Water

Instructions
 

  • Firstly, in a large pan heat 3 tsp oil.
  • Add in 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp jeera, 2 dried red chilli, pinch of hing and few curry leaves. allow to splutter.
  • Further add 4 clove of chopped garlic and saute to golden.
  • Additionally add in 1 onion and 2 green chilli. saute well.
  • Furthermore add in 1 tomato and saute till it turns soft and mushy.
  • Also add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder and salt to taste. saute for a minute.
  • Now add 1 bunch of chopped methi / fenugreek leaves.
  • Saute till the methi leaves shrinks.
  • Further add 2 cups of cooked toor dal.
  • Fix well adding water if required to adjust consistency.
  • Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Finally, serve methi dal with rice or roti.

Notes:

  • Also instead of tomato you can use kokam or tamarind juice.
  • Additionally, tempering can be prepared and poured separately at the end.
  • Finally, methi dal taste great when prepared slightly watery.