Sultani Dal: The British Dal Festival Recipe Ideas.
The British Dal Festival kicks off on the 10th of February 2019 in celebration of the first-ever United Nations World Pulse Day. To honour the humble pulse, I thought you might like some dal recipes. Starting today with this Sultani Dal recipe.
Sultani Dal - A classic Indian dish, dal goes as well with hot chapatis as it does with plain boiled rice.
How To Make Sultani Dal:
Serves 4
Ingredients:
What To Do:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup soaked toovar (arhar) dal
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup curds (dahi)
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
- 5 cloves (laung / lavang)
- 2 chopped green chilies
- 1 tbsp chopped mint leaves
- 3 tbsp ghee
- salt to taste
- 1 charcoal
What To Do:
- Combine the milk, cream and curd in a bowl, mix well and keep aside. Grind the cardamoms and cloves and keep aside.
- Boil the dal along with salt and chilli powder in 2 1/2 cups of water until soft and mash well.
- Place a small container on the dal and keep a live charcoal in it. Pour 1 tsp of ghee over it and immediately cover it for 10 minutes.
- Mix together the cream mix, clove paste and saffron. Remove the cover, add this paste to the dal and simmer on low flame for 3-4 minutes.
- Heat the remaining ghee and temper with the cumin seeds and garlic. Add to the dal and mix well.
- Serve hot, garnished with green chillies and mint leaves.
Sultani Dal: The British Dal Festival Recipe Ideas.
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This recipe is fascinating and looks delicious. Is the charcoal just a method of heating it so it doesn't scorch on a traditional stovetop? Or does it serve another purpose?
ReplyDeleteHi Denise. Yes just to keep it warm if you want to :)
DeleteThis looks like a fantastic bowl of goodness! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with us at Full Plate Thursday!
ReplyDeleteMiz Helen
Thanks for hosting and stopping by Miz Helen :)
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