Navrang Dal Recipe ( Spicy Mixed Lentils)
A high protein North Indian Recipes recipe with tablespoons green moong dal (whole), tablespoons white urad dal (split), tablespoons black urad dal (whole). Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
12 steps- 1
To begin making Navrang Dal (spicy Mixed Lentils) Recipe soak all the dals except split moong and toor dal overnight
tablespoons green moong dal (whole)(2)yellow moong dal (split) - (soak for 20 minutes)(1/4 cup)arhar dal (split toor dal) - (soak for 20 minutes)(1 tablespoon) - 2
In the morning pressure cook everything together till it's cooked
- 3
Mash the cooked dal gently and keep it aside
- 4
Heat a big wok on medium flame, pour oil or ghee, a stick of cinnamon and cumin seeds and let it splutter
tablespoons ghee(2)cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 5
To this add the onions and sauté till it turns light brown
onion - finely chopped(1) - 6
Add the ginger garlic paste and cook until the raw smell of the paste goes away
ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon)inch ginger - cut to julienned for garnish(1) - 7
Now add the chopped tomatoes and slit green chilli and cook until the tomatoes are half done
tablespoons green moong dal (whole)(2)onion - finely chopped(1)tomato - finely chopped(1)green chilli - slit(1)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 8
Add the coriander, red chilli, and garam masala powder and give it a mix and cook until the ghee or oil separates out
green chilli - slit(1)teaspoons coriander powder (dhania)(2)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)teaspoons garam masala powder(2)tablespoons ghee(2) - 9
Now add the cooked mashed dal to this, season with salt, add the required amount of water and let it simmer for ten minutes
salt - to taste - 10
Now gently crush the kasuri methi between your palms and put it over the dal
kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)(1 tablespoon) - 11
Bring it to a boil, switch off the flame and garnish with the ginger julienned
ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon)inch ginger - cut to julienned for garnish(1) - 12
Your Navang Dal is ready to be served, serve it with Laccha Paratha or Peas Pulao for a weeknight dinner
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Navrang Dal Recipe ( Spicy Mixed Lentils)
A high protein North Indian Recipes recipe with tablespoons green moong dal (whole), tablespoons white urad dal (split), tablespoons black urad dal (whole). Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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12 steps- 1
To begin making Navrang Dal (spicy Mixed Lentils) Recipe soak all the dals except split moong and toor dal overnight
tablespoons green moong dal (whole)(2)yellow moong dal (split) - (soak for 20 minutes)(1/4 cup)arhar dal (split toor dal) - (soak for 20 minutes)(1 tablespoon) - 2
In the morning pressure cook everything together till it's cooked
- 3
Mash the cooked dal gently and keep it aside
- 4
Heat a big wok on medium flame, pour oil or ghee, a stick of cinnamon and cumin seeds and let it splutter
tablespoons ghee(2)cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 5
To this add the onions and sauté till it turns light brown
onion - finely chopped(1) - 6
Add the ginger garlic paste and cook until the raw smell of the paste goes away
ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon)inch ginger - cut to julienned for garnish(1) - 7
Now add the chopped tomatoes and slit green chilli and cook until the tomatoes are half done
tablespoons green moong dal (whole)(2)onion - finely chopped(1)tomato - finely chopped(1)green chilli - slit(1)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 8
Add the coriander, red chilli, and garam masala powder and give it a mix and cook until the ghee or oil separates out
green chilli - slit(1)teaspoons coriander powder (dhania)(2)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)teaspoons garam masala powder(2)tablespoons ghee(2) - 9
Now add the cooked mashed dal to this, season with salt, add the required amount of water and let it simmer for ten minutes
salt - to taste - 10
Now gently crush the kasuri methi between your palms and put it over the dal
kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)(1 tablespoon) - 11
Bring it to a boil, switch off the flame and garnish with the ginger julienned
ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon)inch ginger - cut to julienned for garnish(1) - 12
Your Navang Dal is ready to be served, serve it with Laccha Paratha or Peas Pulao for a weeknight dinner
Rate this recipe
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