Mixed Vegetables dal
Masoor dal and moong dal pressure cooked with mixed vegetables. Serve it with steaming hot rice for a complete meal.
Servings 4
Calories
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Masoor dal/Split red lentil
- ¼ cup Moong dal/split green gram
- 2 cups mixed vegetables i have used potato, carrot, cauliflower, green beans
- 1 clove garlic optional, avoid if making sathvik food
- 1 medium sized tomato chopped roughly
- 1 heaped tsp homemade sambar powder
- 2-3 tablespoon freshly grated coconut
- ½ - ¾ teaspoon salt or to taste
- Fresh coriander leaves for garnish
Tempering
- 1 tablespoon oil vegetable/coconut/gingely oil
- ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds/kadugu
- ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds/jeera
- ⅛ teaspoon hing/asafoetida
- 2 nos red chilies i have used round variety
- a sprig of curry leaf
Instructions
- Measure masoor dal and moong dal and wash it once under running water and soak it water for 10 minutes.
- While the dal is soaking, wash and cut all the said vegetables, i have used potato, beans, cauliflower and carrot. chop the tomatoes and mince the garlic
- Heat a pressure cooker with oil given under tempering, splutter mustard seeds, crackle cumin, add curry leaves, hing and red chilies
- Next add the chopped tomatoes and minced garlic. Saute for a minute. Next dump all the chopped veggies and saute for another minute.
- Drain the dal and add it to the veggies and mix well. Add 3 cups of water, followed by sambar powder, turmeric powder, and salt. Mix well
- Next add freshly grated coconut. Adding coconut is optional, but it gives a rich taste to the dal.
- Close the pressure cooker and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles. Let the pressure release on its own. Open the cooker, mix well, check the consistency of the dal.
- If you find it is too thick, add ¼ cup warm water and mix well or serve as such with steaming hot rice. This mixed vegetable dal can also be served with roti.