Toor dal is most common dish made on daily basis in Indian kitchen. Very easy cook, lets try it.
Ingredient:
1) Toor (Arhar ) dal or Pigeon pea - 1 cup
2) 2 Tomatoes(chopped)
3) 2-3 Green chillies (chopped)
4) 1 cup coriander leaves (chopped)
4) Salt as per your taste
5) 1 table spoon turmeric powder
6) 1 table spoon cumin seeds
7) 1 table spoon mustard seeds
8) 2-3 table spoon Vegetable oil
9) Curry leaves (optional)
10) Water three times of dal , 3 cups
Wash the dal (pigeon peas) and drain the water and put dal into pressure cooker and add 3 cups of water and if you don't have pressure cooker then add 5 to 6 cups of water in the pan. Now add tomatoes , green chillies , coriander leaves, turmeric powder and salt as per taste ,close the lid and let it cook on low flame for 10-15 minutes (2-3 whistles) . Cooking on the low flame really enhance the taste.
You can eat the dal just after boiling many places of India they like it that way or you can temper it so lets learn how to temper.Add vegetable oil in pan heat it and add curry leaves, cumin and mustard seeds and boiled daland stir it for 5 minutes.
Dal is ready to serve. Serve it with plain Rice.
A special kind of taste roast the Toor dal little and then add water (do not wash the dal this time) and add other ingredients same as above.
Ingredient:
1) Toor (Arhar ) dal or Pigeon pea - 1 cup
2) 2 Tomatoes(chopped)
3) 2-3 Green chillies (chopped)
4) 1 cup coriander leaves (chopped)
4) Salt as per your taste
5) 1 table spoon turmeric powder
6) 1 table spoon cumin seeds
7) 1 table spoon mustard seeds
8) 2-3 table spoon Vegetable oil
9) Curry leaves (optional)
10) Water three times of dal , 3 cups
Wash the dal (pigeon peas) and drain the water and put dal into pressure cooker and add 3 cups of water and if you don't have pressure cooker then add 5 to 6 cups of water in the pan. Now add tomatoes , green chillies , coriander leaves, turmeric powder and salt as per taste ,close the lid and let it cook on low flame for 10-15 minutes (2-3 whistles) . Cooking on the low flame really enhance the taste.
You can eat the dal just after boiling many places of India they like it that way or you can temper it so lets learn how to temper.Add vegetable oil in pan heat it and add curry leaves, cumin and mustard seeds and boiled daland stir it for 5 minutes.
Dal is ready to serve. Serve it with plain Rice.
A special kind of taste roast the Toor dal little and then add water (do not wash the dal this time) and add other ingredients same as above.
