Lalla mussa dal
Ingredients
1½ cups black gram, soaked and drained
½ cup green gram, soaked and drained
Salt to taste
1 inch ginger, cut into thin strips + for garnish
2 green chillies, slit
4 tbsps butter
1 cup tomato puree
2 tsps coriander powder
1½ tsps red chilli powder
½ tsp dried fenugreek powder (kasuri methi)
¼ cup fresh cream
¼ cup ghee + for garnish
1 tbsp chopped garlic
Cooking method
1. In a jar, add 2 cups water, salt and mix
well. Set aside.
2. In a bowl, add black gram and green gram.
Add the salted water, wash the pulses and
drain it.
3. Heat a deep non-stick pan, add the washed
pulses and sufficient water. Cook on medium
heat for 8-10 minutes, occasionally remove
scum from top. Drain the cooked dal and
keep aside.
4. In a pressure cooker, add the cooked dal.
Add ginger, green chillies and salt. Add 6
cups of water and pressure cook till 6-7
whistles.
5. Heat 2 tbsps of butter in a deep
non-stick pan, add tomato puree and
sauté till fat separates. Add coriander
powder and red chilli powder. Sauté for
1-2 minutes.
6. Add dried fenugreek powder and
cooked dal in the pan. Add sufficient
water and mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add remaining butter and cream, mix well.
Cook for 1-2 minutes.
7. Heat ghee in a non-stick pan, add garlic
and sauté till golden brown. Add this in
the dal and sauté for a minute.
8. Garnish with melted ghee and ginger
strips.