Dal Maharani The Queen Of Indian Lentils

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Its a wonderful mixture of various lentils and very tasty with hot white rice. I add a dollop of low fat yogurt instead of the fresh cream to my plate for a lower cal option!!

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Steps

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Soak red kidney beans , black gram and chana dal in water for 4-5 hours.

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Pressure cook the above dals once the time for soaking is over.

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Transfer the dals to a skillet.

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Simmer , on low flame , for 30 minutes , until the lentils become extremely soft.

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Heat oil in a skillet.

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Saut the onions and ginger in it till the raw smell of ginger is gone and onions turn golden brown.

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Add tomatoes and green chillies and continue to saut.

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Add turmeric powder and red chili powder once the onion-tomato mixture becomes soft.

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Continue to saut.

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Pour the cooked dal over this mixture and bring to a boil.

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Add salt to taste.

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Stir well.

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Just before removing from flame , add butter and fresh cream.

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Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with white basmati rice !.

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Ingredients

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onion, green chilies, tomatoes, ginger, red kidney beans, black gram dal, channa dal, red chili powder, turmeric powder, fresh cream, butter, oil, salt, cilantro