Prep Time :- 10 mins

Cook Time :- 40 mins

Soaking Time :- 3 hrs

TotalTime :- 3 hrs 50 mins

Course :- daal

Cuisine :- punjabi

Servings :- 5 Servings

Calories :- 167 kcal

INGREDIENTS 

1x ✔️2x 3x

for pressure cooking:

• ▢¾ cup black urad dal
• ▢water (for soaking)
• ▢3 cup water (for pressure cooking)
• ▢1 tsp ghee / clarified butter

other ingredients:

• ▢2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
• ▢1 bay leaf
• ▢1 tsp cumin / jeera
• ▢1 tsp kasuri methi
• ▢1 onion (finely chopped)
• ▢1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• ▢1 chilli (slit)
• ▢¼ tsp turmeric
• ▢¾ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
• ▢½ tsp coriander powder
• ▢¼ tsp cumin powder
• ▢¼ tsp garam masala
• ▢1 tsp salt
• ▢2 tomato (finely chopped)
• ▢1 cup water
• ▢2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

INSTRUCTIONS 

• 1 :- firstly, in a large bowl take ¾ cup black urad dal and soak in enough water for 3 hours.

2 :- drain off the water and transfer to a pressure cooker.

3 :- add 3 cup water and 1 tsp ghee.

4 :- cover and pressure cook for 5 whistles or until dal is cooked well. keep aside.

5 :- in a large kadai, heat 2 tbsp ghee and saute 1 bay leaf, 1 tsp cumin and 1 tsp kasuri methi.

6 :- add 1 onion, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and 1 chilli

7 :- saute well making sure onions turn golden brown,

8 :- keeping the flame on low, add ¼ tsp turmeric, ¾ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp cumin powder, ¼ tsp garam masala and 1 tsp salt.

9 :- saute on low flame, until spices turn aromatic.

10 :- further, add 2 tomato and saute until tomatoes turn soft and mushy.

11 :- add in pressure cooked dal and mix well.

12 :- also, add 1 cup water or as required adjusting consistency as desired.

13 :- cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until flavours are absorbed.

14 :- now add 2 tbsp coriander and mix well.

15 :- finally, enjoy ma ki dal recipe with roti or rice.

NUTRITION

Calories: 167kcal

Carbohydrates: 21g

Protein: 8g

Fat: 6g

Saturated Fat: 3g

Cholesterol: 14mg

Sodium: 531mg

Potassium: 221mg

Fiber: 7g

Sugar: 3g

Vitamin A: 855IU

Vitamin C: 27mg Calcium: 46mg Iron: 3mg

notes:

• firstly, if serving dal with roti then make slightly thick dal.
• also, adjust the amount of spice depending on the spice level.
• additionally, if you reduce the soaking time then you may have to increase the pressure cooking time.
• finally, ma ki dal recipe tastes great when slow-cooked

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