Friday, 25 February 2011

Tak Daal



Tak daal is always yummy .Mango Dal and White Rice on a hot summer afternoon is simply great.So try it and enjoy the summer.

Ingredients:
  • Matar Dal (Yellow Split Peas) ~ 1 cup (In absence of this try with Masoor Dal).
  • 1 unripe mango
  • 1 onion-finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic-finely chopped
  • Mustard seeds ~ 3/4th tsp
  • 1 dry red chilly
  • Turmeric ~ ½ tsp
  • 1 tbps ghee or 2 tsp oil
  • Salt ~ according to taste
  • Sugar ~ 1 tsp. More if you are a sweet Bong :D like my Ma
  • Water as you require
Procedure
  • Wash the daal and put it into a pressure cook ,add salt and haldi.keep on medium fire to boil till the dal is half cooked.
  • Peel the mango cut into big pieces & add to the half cooked dal. Cook till dal is tender and the mango pieces are cooked to a pulp. Then keep the mixture aside.
  • Heat the ghee in a frying pan and fry the mustard seeds till they splutter and add 1 dry red chilly.
  • Add chopped onion and garlic and fry till brown. Add red chillies and curry leaves.
  • Add to the cooked dal that you keep aside and add a little more water if the dal turns too thick.
  • Add 1 tsp of sugar and take it off the heat.
Surving Suggestion
                      Serve with rice or plain roti .

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