Sexy Daal

Yes, that's the name of the yummy-licious Dal that I make...One of my close friend after tasting my Dal named it so... And every time he says that, my short nose just gets longer by an inch... :)

Don't really remember when I first started making it but nevertheless, I can bet the taste is unbeatable.. I'm okay to take challenges whoever says that they can make a better Daal than me.. :P

I'm not selfish when it comes to sharing so I would definitely give out the recipe.. No claps for this..!!!

What makes the Dal that I make "sexy" is the correct proportion of every ingredient. If you follow the steps below, you can definitely make your Dal sexy too... that's my promise...So, here I go...

• First take a handful of "Masoor Dal" (my favorite, I hardly eat any other kind of Dal) in a pressure cooker and wash it 2-3 times. After draining the water, add of a cup fresh water (or more depending on the thickness that you want).
• Cut onions, green chillies and tomatoes and add them to the Dal and the water. Add salt, turmeric powder and a little bit of Garam Masala.
• Add 2 tea spoons of cooking oil (mustard or sunflower oil) and close the lid of the pressure cooker.
• Let it cook till the pressure cooker "whistles" 3 times.
• Take it off the gas stove and put aside

Frying:

• Crush fresh garlic cloves (after peeling off the skin) by using a pestle. A sufficient amount of garlic is needed for "the sexy taste"...
• Chop onions, green chillies keep aside with the crushed garlic cloves. Chop tomatoes also and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds when the oil is hot. After the mustard seeds splutter add zeera (cumin seeds) and kaala zeera.
• Add the chopped onions, chillies and crushed garlic to the oil.
• Fry till golden brown and then add sliced tomatoes and cook for some more time.
• After the tomatoes have cooked add some more garam masala or any other masala you would like to add.
• Pour the boiled Dal into this fried mixture.
• Cook for 10 minutes and add freshly chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with white rice.

P.S- The main ingredients that make the Dal yummy is garlic and coriander leaves. You can never go wrong if you follow the above steps... :) So, try it and let me know how your Dal turned out.. and...was it SEXY???