Sabut Masoor Dal Recipe | Akha Masoor Dal | Brown Lentils curry | How to make sabut masoor dal | Recipe of Brown Lentils curry with step by step instructions

Simple, comforting, easy to make, gets ready under 30 minutes sabut  masoor dal recipe | Akha Masoor dal also known as brown lentils/whole masoor dal.

It is vegan and gluten-free and pairs well with chapati/roti, quinoa or Steamed rice and Besan wali Shimla mirch aloo.

What is Dal?

Dal/Lentils is basically a curried stew of cooked pulses prepared in an Indian style onion – tomato gravy.

Dal is an essential part of Indian main course. My family is no exception. They loves to have a bowl of rice, with generous amount of this dal drizzled over with a dash of lemon juice and onion rings on the side for lunch/dinner.

In many parts of the country, variety of dals is cooked on daily basis to go with Indian breads like roti, naan or rice.

My other dal recipes collection-

Masoor dal tadka

Chana dal palak

Akha Moong curry

Tridali dal

Dal pakwan

Step by step instructions to make Sabut Masoor Dal Recipe | Akha Masoor Dal | Brown Lentils curry

Wash, rinse and soak whole masoor dal for about 30 minutes.

Now add soaked dal into pressure cooker, add salt and water. Pressure cook it till you hear 2 whistles from the cooker.

Turn down the heat to low and cook for 5 to 7 minutes. Switch off the flame, wait for pressure cooker to cool down and open it when no steam is left.

Dal should be soft, but not mushy. Add some more water if dal is to thick.

For making masala

Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan  on medium heat.

Add cumin seeds, let it splutter.

After that, add minced ginger, garlic and green chilli.  Cook for 2-3 minutes, now add chopped onions.

Once onions turn translucent, add grated tomatoes to the mixture and cook till the tomatoes have incorporated well.

Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam Masala, salt and turmeric powder mix well and cook for few seconds.

To this add cooked masoor dal. Cover and simmer it for few more minutes.

Garnish Sabut Masoor dal with  chopped coriander leaves. Dal is ready to be served with chapati/Roti or rice.

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sabut  masoor dal recipe | Akha Masoor dal

Simple and comforting sabut  masoor dal recipe | Akha Masoor dal also known as brown lentils/whole masoor dal. It is vegan and gluten-free.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Soaking time30 minutes mins

Course: Main course, Lunch

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: akha Masoor dal, brown Lentils curry, sabut Masoor dal

Servings: 2

Author: Lata Lala

Ingredients

To boil masoor dal

• 1/2 cup Sabut Masoor Dal
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 tsp salt

To make masala

• 1 Onion big
• 1 Tomato Large
• 4 Garlic Cloves
• 1/2 inch Ginger Piece
• 1 Green Chili
• 1 tsp Jeera/cumin
• 1 tsp Dhania Powder/coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
• 1/2 tsp Haldi/Turmeric
• 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 2 tsp Coriander Leaves finely chopped
• 1 tbsp oil

Instructions

• Wash, rinse and soak whole masoor dal for about 30 minutes.
• Now add soaked dal into pressure cooker, add salt and water. Pressure cook it till you hear 2 whistles from the cooker.
• Turn down the heat to low and cook for 5 to 7 minutes. Switch off the flame, wait for pressure cooker to cool down and open it when no steam is left.
• Dal should be soft, but not mushy. Add some more water if dal is to thick.

For making masala

• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan on a medium heat.
• Add 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds let it splutter.
• After that, add minced ginger, garlic and green chilli. Cook for 2-3 minutes, now add chopped onions.
• Once onions turn translucent, add grated tomatoes to the mixture and cook till the tomatoes have incorporated well.
• Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam Masala, salt and turmeric powder mix well and cook for few seconds.
• To this add cooked masoor dal. Cover and simmer it for few more minutes.
• Garnish Sabut Masoor dal with  chopped coriander leaves. Dal is ready to be served with chapati/Roti or rice.

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