Meghalaya Style Do O Kalai Recipe - Chicken With Black Lentils
A high protein North East India Recipes recipe with chicken - (preferably with skin), black urad dal (whole) - soaked overnight, onion - chopped. Ready in 35 min, serves 3.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
16 steps- 1
To begin making Meghalaya Style Do O Kalai Recipe soak the black lentils overnight
black urad dal (whole) - soaked overnight(150 grams) - 2
Start by grinding the onions, ginger, & garlic together in a small grinder jar to a smooth paste
onion - chopped(1)tablespoons ginger - grated(3)tablespoons garlic - minced(2) - 3
Add a couple of teaspoons of water only if required
teaspoons lemon juice(2) - 4
Keep it aside
- 5
Take a pressure cooker and heat a little cooking oil in it
cooking soda - or baking soda(1/2 teaspoon) - 6
On a medium heat, add the green chillies and saute for a few seconds
green chillies - chopped (adjust)(3)red chilli powder - red chilly powder( to 2 )(1 tablespoon) - 7
Add onion-ginger-garlic paste and saute continuously so that the paste does not get burnt
onion - chopped(1)tablespoons ginger - grated(3)tablespoons garlic - minced(2) - 8
Once the raw smell disappears from the onion paste, add in the curry cut chicken and saute till well coated
chicken - (preferably with skin)(500 grams)onion - chopped(1) - 9
Once the chicken is well coated with the paste, add the red chilli powder
chicken - (preferably with skin)(500 grams)red chilli powder - red chilly powder( to 2 )(1 tablespoon) - 10
Mix it well till the red chilli powder coats the chicken evenly
chicken - (preferably with skin)(500 grams)red chilli powder - red chilly powder( to 2 )(1 tablespoon) - 11
Add the soaked urad dal lentils, salt to taste and cooking soda to the pressure cooker and mix
black urad dal (whole) - soaked overnight(150 grams)cooking soda - or baking soda(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 12
Now close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook on a low heat for a couple of whistles till the lentils are tender and soft and mushy to form like a gravy and the chicken is cooked as well
chicken - (preferably with skin)(500 grams) - 13
After a few whistles turn off heat, allow the pressure of the cooker to release naturally
- 14
Once the pressure is released, remove the lid and add in the lemon juice
teaspoons lemon juice(2) - 15
Transfer the Do O Kalai into a serving bowl and serve hot
- 16
Serve Do O Kalai Recipe with Yellow Pumpkin Pulav Recipe or Manipuri Style Tan Ngang Recipe, Manipuri Style Alu Kangmet Recipe and Narikol Pitha Recipe for a complete meal plate
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Meghalaya Style Do O Kalai Recipe - Chicken With Black Lentils
A high protein North East India Recipes recipe with chicken - (preferably with skin), black urad dal (whole) - soaked overnight, onion - chopped. Ready in 35 min, serves 3.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
16 steps- 1
To begin making Meghalaya Style Do O Kalai Recipe soak the black lentils overnight
black urad dal (whole) - soaked overnight(150 grams) - 2
Start by grinding the onions, ginger, & garlic together in a small grinder jar to a smooth paste
onion - chopped(1)tablespoons ginger - grated(3)tablespoons garlic - minced(2) - 3
Add a couple of teaspoons of water only if required
teaspoons lemon juice(2) - 4
Keep it aside
- 5
Take a pressure cooker and heat a little cooking oil in it
cooking soda - or baking soda(1/2 teaspoon) - 6
On a medium heat, add the green chillies and saute for a few seconds
green chillies - chopped (adjust)(3)red chilli powder - red chilly powder( to 2 )(1 tablespoon) - 7
Add onion-ginger-garlic paste and saute continuously so that the paste does not get burnt
onion - chopped(1)tablespoons ginger - grated(3)tablespoons garlic - minced(2) - 8
Once the raw smell disappears from the onion paste, add in the curry cut chicken and saute till well coated
chicken - (preferably with skin)(500 grams)onion - chopped(1) - 9
Once the chicken is well coated with the paste, add the red chilli powder
chicken - (preferably with skin)(500 grams)red chilli powder - red chilly powder( to 2 )(1 tablespoon) - 10
Mix it well till the red chilli powder coats the chicken evenly
chicken - (preferably with skin)(500 grams)red chilli powder - red chilly powder( to 2 )(1 tablespoon) - 11
Add the soaked urad dal lentils, salt to taste and cooking soda to the pressure cooker and mix
black urad dal (whole) - soaked overnight(150 grams)cooking soda - or baking soda(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 12
Now close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook on a low heat for a couple of whistles till the lentils are tender and soft and mushy to form like a gravy and the chicken is cooked as well
chicken - (preferably with skin)(500 grams) - 13
After a few whistles turn off heat, allow the pressure of the cooker to release naturally
- 14
Once the pressure is released, remove the lid and add in the lemon juice
teaspoons lemon juice(2) - 15
Transfer the Do O Kalai into a serving bowl and serve hot
- 16
Serve Do O Kalai Recipe with Yellow Pumpkin Pulav Recipe or Manipuri Style Tan Ngang Recipe, Manipuri Style Alu Kangmet Recipe and Narikol Pitha Recipe for a complete meal plate
chicken - (preferably with skin)(500 grams)
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