🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Nimbu Dal

Name: Nimbu Dal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 38 min
Total time: 48 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 2, chopped Tomato; 2-inch piece Ginger; 1-2, slit Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 3 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 Lemon; 1 cup, rinsed Yellow Moong Dal

🇮🇳 Indian

Lemon-bright moong dal, the reset-button dinner. The everyday pot of gold that anchors every Indian thali. Serve with steamed rice and a spoon of ghee.

Prep 10 min Cook 38 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1/2 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Tomato2, chopped
Ginger2-inch piece
Green Chili1-2, slit
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Ghee3 tbsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Lemon1
Yellow Moong Dal1 cup, rinsed

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Wash the yellow moong dal, soak 30 minutes if you have time, then boil with turmeric and a drop of oil till it turns creamy.
2
Whisk the cooked dal till smooth-ish and keep it loose — it thickens as it sits.
3
Warm the ghee, drop in cumin and mustard seeds if using, and let them pop before the onions go in.
4
Add the lemon to the pan and cook till jammy, then tip everything into the dal and simmer ten minutes so the flavours marry.
5
Taste for salt and sourness; a squeeze of lemon at the end makes the dal taste of itself, only louder.

Chef's tip

The final sizzling tadka poured over the top is non-negotiable; it is the aroma.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Lemon Coconut Dal | Tasty & Super Easy Dal with Coconut Milk & Lemon | Chef Smita Deo | #smitadeo · on YouTube