Daal Baati ki DAAL

The Gaur Recipe

Tried and tested, this is the recipe that our friends, the Gaurs use to prepare the traditional Daal Baati ki Daal... fairly easy and very delicious, this daal requires the use of a lot of ghee. For low calorie option, please keep visiting us for updates

Ingredients:

• 1 cup dhuli urad
• 1cup mix of moong,arhar,chana daals
• 4 medium sized tomatoes
• 5 pods garlic crushed
• 2"pce of ginger chopped fine
• 1 green chilly " "
• coriander for garnishing.
• 1tbsp. Ghee
• Pinch of asaefoetida(hing)
• 1/4 tsp of methi daana
• 1/2 tsp haldi
• salt to taste

Garnish walla tadka:

• 2 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp jeera
• 1tsp dakhni mirch (for color)
• few whole red mirch
• 1/2 tsp garam masala freshly ground

Method:

1. Soak daals.
2. Take 1tbsp of ghee.add hing ,methi,daals,whole tomatoes,ginger,green chillies,haldi,salt to taste,8 cups of water in a cooker. Boil daal for 1 whistle.
3. After the steam has gone out on its own,remove tomato and sieve well.
4. Add back to daal. Boil again.
5. Garnish with coriander,garam masala,tadka serve hot with lemon