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Masalawali Toovar Dal

Tarla Dalal
31 August, 2015


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Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
26 Mins
Total Time
36 Mins
Makes
6 servings
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
1 cup toovar (arhar) dal
1/4 cup baby onions
2 tbsp ghee
1 cup sliced onions
3/4 cup chopped tomato
salt to taste
To Be Ground Into A Smooth Paste (using 4 Tbsp Of Water)
1 tbsp roughly chopped garlic (lehsun)
8 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces
2 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
45659 roughly chopped ginger (adrak)
For The Garnish
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
Method
- Combine the toovar dal, baby onions 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. Keep aside.
- Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick pan, add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the prepared paste and sauté on a medium flame for another 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the cooked toovar dal, tomatoes, salt and 1 cup of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 7 to 8 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Serve hot garnished with coriander.
Masalawali Toovar Dal recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Energy | 142 cal |
Protein | 6.5 g |
Carbohydrates | 18.2 g |
Fiber | 2.9 g |
Fat | 4.9 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium | 10.9 mg |
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Asari
April 26, 2021, 5:29 p.m.
Masalawali toovar dal.. The spices added to this dal is just perfect.. And i got a different recipe to make dal.. I served this with Kulcha.. And it was really tasting good..

Manali Gawad
Nov. 22, 2016, 5:08 p.m.
Too good. Liked it so much. would definitely make it again