Teedali Poath
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 cup bengal gram dal, split lentil
- 2 cups green lentils
- 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 pinch asafoetida powder
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- 1 cup yellow lentils
- 4 -5 green chilies
- 2 sprigs fresh curry leaves, washed and torn
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1 inch piece fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 3 dried red chilies
- salt
- 1 tablespoon fresh coriander leaves, for garnishing
directions
- Two hours before you start preparing this dal, soak the lentils in warm water and keep aside.
- Before you start cooking, wash it in many changes of fresh water.
- Put the washed and drained lentils in a pot.
- Add water and cook on medium heat until the lentils are tender.
- Remove the excess water and keep aside.
- Now, place a griddle under the pot which has the lentils. Allow it to simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add turmeric powder, green chillies, 1/2 teaspoons ghee, asafoetida and the ginger.
- Mash the lentils slightly and take care not to turn then into a puree(mash gently and lightly).
- Add the boiled water that you had kept aside in the beginning.
- Stir in 2 cups more of water.
- Bring to a boil.
- Once it begins to boil, add curry leaves, salt and dried red chillies.
- Lower flame to medium and cook for 20 minutes.
- Heat 1/2 teaspoons ghee in a pot.
- Toss in the cumin seeds and allow to crackle.
- Once the cumin seeds start changing colour, remove from heat and add them to the lentils.
- Garnish with corriander leaves and serve hot with a bowl of steaming hot Basmati rice and some raita or plain yoghurt on the side.
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