Black lentil curry - Maa ki dal - langar dal
Kali Dal or Langar Wali Dal, this black lentil dish is a slow-cooked masterpiece that turns simple ingredients into a bowl of pure comfort.
Equipment
- Pressure cooker/Instant pot
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Chana dal/Bengal gram dal
- 1/3 cup Split black dal/Urad dal
- 2/3 cup Whole black dal/sabut urad
- 1 Onion large, chopped
- 2 Tomatoes medium size, Chopped
- 4-5 Garlic cloves chopped
- 1 tbsp Grated ginger
- 2-3 Dried Red Chillies
- 3 Bayleaves
- 2 Cinnamon stick
- 2 Black Cardamom
- 3-4 Cloves
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1/3 tsp Asafoetida
- 4 tbsp Clarified Butter/Desi ghee
- 1 tbsp Fresh Cream
- 1 tbsp Chopped Coriander Leaves
Instructions
- First of all, wash and soak all the lentils for 20 minutes.
- In a pressure cooker, transfer these soaked lentils and add bay leaves, cinnamon stick, turmeric powder and salt. Mix and add 2 cups of water. Pressure cook the lentils for 2 whistles and switch off the heat. Let the pressure release on its own.
- Heat desi ghee/clarified butter in a pan/kadhai and add asafoetida and cumin seeds. Add cloves, black cardamom, dried red chilies and saute.
- Add chopped onion and saute till they are golden. Add chopped garlic and grated ginger and saute again.
- Add coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder and garam masala and saute to mix. Add chopped tomatoes now and cook till they start separating oil.
- Add the boiled lentils now and mix well. Add cream to it and mix again. Add lukewarm water to adjust the desired consistency of dal and let it boil for few minutes.
- Switch off the heat and transfer into a serving bowl. garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.Enjoy with rice or bread of your choice.
Notes
- If you are cooking this dal in instant pot, just add all lentils, with turmeric powder, salt, cinnamon stick and bay leaves with two cups of water and close the lid. Now set the instant pot on pressure cook for 7 minutes and let it cook. Rest of the recipe will be same as mentioned above.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Black lentil curry - Maa ki dal - langar dal
Amount Per Serving (150 g)
Calories 255
Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 7mg2%
Sodium 1182mg51%
Potassium 278mg8%
Carbohydrates 42g14%
Fiber 16g67%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 16g32%
Vitamin A 538IU11%
Vitamin C 16mg19%
Calcium 112mg11%
Iron 6mg33%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.