Shahi Daal

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Required ingredients

• 1 cup soaked split urad daal (dehusked black gram)
• 1 tsp salt

  For the tempering

• 3 tbsp. finely chopped onion
• ½ tsp grated ginger
• ½ tsp finely chopped garlic
• 2 dry whole red chillies, roughly chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 black cardamom
• Few peppercorns
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• 1” stick cinnamon
• 1 lemon juice
• 1 tbsp. mustard oil

Directions & How to

• Boil 4-5 cups of water, add soaked daal and salt.  Let it cook for about 20- 25 minutes till it is tender and soft. Drain the daal and keep aside.
• Heat oil in saucepan; add bay leaf, cumin seeds, peppercorns, cardamom, cinnamon and sauté for 30 seconds on high heat.
• Add onions, ginger, garlic and chillies and fry them till onions are nice and golden.
• Add the daal and mix well.
• Squeeze lemon juice and serve with chapati or rice.