Whole Masoor Dal In Bengali Style

Name: Whole Masoor Dal In Bengali Style
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 150 gm Masoor Dal (whole); 1 tsp Panchphoron; 1 tsp Garlic (chopped); 1 tsp Ginger (chopped); 1 tsp Green Chillies (chopped); 1 tsp Cumin Powder; 1 tsp Coriander Powder; 1 tsp red chili powder; 1 tsp Turmeric (raw); 1/2 tsp Cinnamon Powder; 2 tbsp Onion (chopped); 2 tbsp Tomato (chopped); 2 tbsp Mustard Oil; Nutmeg Powder; Whole Red Chilli; leaves Coriander (fresh); Coconut Cream (or garnishing for garnishing); 1-2 tsp Salt (or as per taste); Charcoal For Smoking Flavour (charcoal for smoking flavour)

Geeta Biswas

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About Whole Masoor Dal In Bengali Style

Red lintel whole masoor is one of the small and good source of cholesterol lowering fibre. Bengali recipe has special aroma of panchphoron which I used in this recipe.

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time25 minutes mins

Total Time35 minutes mins

Served AsDinner Lunch

Recipe TasteSalty Sour Spicy Sweet Tangy

Servings - 2

Ingredients

▢ 150 gm Masoor Dal whole
▢ 1 tsp Panchphoron
▢ 1 tsp Garlic chopped
▢ 1 tsp Ginger chopped
▢ 1 tsp Green Chillies chopped
▢ 1 tsp Cumin Powder
▢ 1 tsp Coriander Powder
▢ 1 tsp red chili powder
▢ 1 tsp Turmeric raw
▢ 1/2 tsp Cinnamon Powder
▢ 2 tbsp Onion chopped
▢ 2 tbsp Tomato chopped
▢ 2 tbsp Mustard Oil
▢ Nutmeg Powder
▢ Whole Red Chilli
▢ leaves Coriander fresh
▢ Coconut Cream or garnishing for garnishing
▢ 1-2 tsp Salt or as per taste
▢ Charcoal For Smoking Flavour charcoal for smoking flavour

Instructions

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Soak whole masoor dal over night or 12 hours. Then cook with 5 whistle.
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Heat a pan add mustard oil, whole red chilli and panchphoron. Saute for a few seconds then add chopped garlic, ginger, chopped onion, green chillies, chopped tomato, cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, cinnamon powder and nutmeg powder
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Stir for a few minutes then pour the boiled masoor dal again cook for a few minutes.
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After cooked sprinkle with fresh coriander leaves.
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Now burn a charcoal piece then keep in a small metal bowl put 3 cloves and ghee. Starts smoking immediately cover the lid. Smoke will spread all over.
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Then serve with coconut cream and coriander leaves.

Recipe Notes

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3 Comments

Natasha Gakhar

April 28, 2021 / 7:28 pm Log in to Reply

This is so inspiring! Can’t wait to cook it.
Purti Chopra

April 7, 2018 / 10:33 am Log in to Reply

Absolutely delicious! Can’t wait to try it.
Sanat Narayankar

August 19, 2017 / 11:13 pm Log in to Reply

Absolutely wonderful! Can’t waitÂ toÂ makeÂ it.