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Bengali Dal





Ingredients

2 cups bengalgram dal
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
2 Red chillies
1 bay leaf
A small piece of cinnamon
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 cardamoms
1/2 ginger paste
Green chillies (optional)
A bit of jaggery
1 tsp mustard seeds
Salt to taste
2 tsp oil

Heat oil and add cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds, red chillies, cardamom and bay leaves. Mix well for a minute and then add the remaining ingredients and fry for another two minutes. Finally add about 3 1/2 cups of water and pressure cook it. Temper with little ghee and mustard seeds.

Recipe Source- Hare Krsna Recipes


This dal goes to Sandeepa for the RCI : Bengal event.

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8 comments:

  1. great entry EC:)looks so yummmm

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  2. Good entry E, did the dal get all mushed up, can't see it! :D

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  3. Thanks for the entry, it is a lovely daal

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  4. dal looks good...addition of spices must have enhanced the flavour..

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  5. Simple and beautiful entry :)

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  6. Thanks all of you for your comments..

    @ Namratha..no dear, I wanted the dal to be a little watery, maybe thats why the dal sunk to the bottom of the bowl.

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  7. wow your recipes are great. I love dals. I have made a bunch of different ones in the past and will few of the ones you display here and publish to my blog:
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    Thank you,

    H

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