Basic Urad Dal Recipe, Protein and Vitamin B Rich Recipe

by Tarla Dalal

Basic Urad Dal Recipe, Protein and Vitamin B Rich Recipe

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Aptly flavoured with a dash of garlic and green chillies, this simple but tasty urad dal is a homely and satiating dish that you can make on any day.

The urad dal is cooked, combined with curds for a pleasant tang, perked up with some everyday flavour-givers, and boiled for a couple of minutes. That’s it! A tasty dish is ready to serve.

You can make this earlier, but before serving add a little water and re-heat, as it tends to thicken over time. This Basic Urad Dal recipe is loaded with nutrients.

Urad dal is rich in protein and B-vitamins, which are essential for energy metabolism, while curds bring in some more protein and high calcium to make your bones stronger.

Enjoy with hot ghee rice or rotis .

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Soaking time: 15 minutes Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 20 mins Total Time: 45 mins 4Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients

1 cup urad dal (split black lentils)
1/2 cup whisked curds (dahi)
2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
5 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp green chilli paste
1/2 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
salt to taste
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

For Serivng
rotla

Method

Clean, wash and soak the urad dal in enough water in a bowl for 15 minutes. Drain well.
Combine the urad dal and 1½ cups of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
Combine the cooked urad dal, curds and 1½ cups of water in a deep bowl and mix well. Keep aside.
Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the cumin seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
Add the urad dal-curd mixture, green chilli paste, garlic paste, salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirirng occasionally.
Switch off the flame, add the coriander and mix well.
Serve immediately with rotla.