Dal Kabila Recipe Video by Tarla Dalal

Dal Kabila Recipe Video by Tarla Dalal

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Dal Kabila Recipe Video by Tarla Dalal. The Mughals made use of all kinds of dals available to them to prepare mouthwatering dishes such as this one. Made with urad dal or split black lentils, this dal is tempered with whole kashmiri red chillies, cumin seeds and garam masala.

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Recipe Description for Dal Kabila

Ingredients

For The Dal
1 cup urad dal (split black lentils)
salt to taste
3 tbsp ghee
1" piece cinnamon (dalchini)
3 cloves (laung / lavang)
2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
3 whole dry kashmiri red chillies , broken into pieces
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 tsp coriander (dhania) powder
1/2 cup finely chopped coriander (dhania)
2 tbsp fresh cream

For The Tempering
2 tbsp ghee
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala

For The Garnish
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

Method

For the dal

1. To make {span class="bold1"}dal kabila{/span}, clean, wash and soak the urad dal in enough water for 1 hour. Drain well.
2. Combine the urad dal, salt and 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker and pressure cook for 3 whistles or till the dal is cooked.
3. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Keep aside.
4. Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick pan, add the cinnamon and cloves and sauté on a medium flame for few seconds.
5. Add the ginger-garlic paste, red chillies, green chillies and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
6. Add the tomatoes, garam masala, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt and sauté on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes.
7. Add the cooked urad dal, coriander and ½ of cup water, mix well and cook for 1-2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
8. Switch off the flame, add the fresh cream and mix well. Keep aside.

For the tempering

1. Heat the ghee in a pan, add the cumin seeds, chilli powder and garam masala and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
2. Pour this tempering over the prepared dal and mix well.
3. Serve the {span class="bold1"}dal kabila{/span} immediately garnished with coriander.

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RECIPE SOURCE : Mughlai Khana