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Dhaba Dal Recipe
The tang of street-side food with the benefit of home cooking. Here's the recipe of a dhaba dal served with a tangy salad.
- Total Cook Time1 hr 10 mins
- Prep Time 10 mins
- Cook Time1 hr
- Recipe Servings4
- Easy
Ingredients of Dhaba Dal
- 200 gm split urad dal
- 75 gm channa dal
- 2 Tbsp chopped ginger
- 2 Tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 rounded tbsp butter
- 4 Tbsp ghee/oil
- 3 chopped onions
- 6 chopped green chillies
- 2 chopped tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp mint leaves/chopped coriander
- For the salad:
- 1 sliced onion
- 1 sliced tomato
- 1 peeled and sliced cucumber
- 1 sliced stick of white radish
- 1 chopped carrot
- 1 cooked beetroot
- For the dressing:
- 3 Tbsp lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp roasted ground cumin seeds
- 1 Tbsp chopped coriander
- 1/2 tsp black salt
- 1 Tbsp roasted pine nuts
How to Make Dhaba Dal
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Soak lentils in water for 1 hour. Drain.
2.
Heat a liter of water.
3.
Add lentils, 1 1/2 Tbsp of ginger, 1 1/2 Tbsp of garlic and butter.
4.
Cover and cook until soft.
5.
Mash the lentils against the side of the pan.
6.
Heat ghee in a frying pan.
7.
onions and fry until colored.
8.
Add remaining ginger and garlic. Fry for two minutes.
9.
Stir in chillies tomatoes and mint. Pour over lentils.
10.
Season well. Serve with salad.
For the salad:
1.
Combine the sliced salad ingredients.
2.
Sprinkle on dressing ingredients and serve with dal.
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