🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Navratan Dal

Name: Navratan Dal
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 33 min
Total time: 48 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 2, chopped Tomato; 1-2, slit Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 3 tbsp Ghee; 1 cup, soaked overnight Chickpeas; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 cup, soaked overnight Kidney Beans; 1 cup, rinsed Yellow Moong Dal

🇮🇳 Indian

Nine-lentils festival dal, rich enough to be a curry. The everyday pot of gold that anchors every Indian thali. Serve with steamed rice and a spoon of ghee.

Prep 15 min Cook 33 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1/2 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Tomato2, chopped
Green Chili1-2, slit
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Ghee3 tbsp
Chickpeas1 cup, soaked overnight
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Kidney Beans1 cup, soaked overnight
Yellow Moong Dal1 cup, rinsed

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Cook the yellow moong dal in a generous amount of water with turmeric and salt, skimming the foam, until each grain surrenders.
2
Mash the dal lightly against the side of the pot; leave some texture.
3
Heat ghee in a small pan and crackle cumin with a pinch of asafoetida; add the onions and fry till golden.
4
Build a quick masala of the kidney beans in the tadka pan, let it sizzle into the ghee, and stir it through the dal.
5
Finish with a second tiny tadka — ghee, red chili powder, poured sizzling over the top — and a shower of cilantro.

Chef's tip

Don't crowd the pan; steam is the enemy of the browning that builds flavour.

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