Recipe: simple and delicious lentils AKA Arad Ni Daal

Preparation time - 1.5 hours
Cooking time - 30 minutes
This recipe serves 4

Ingredients for Arad Ni Daal

• 2 cups of split black gram

• 6 cups of water

• 2 tomatoes - diced

• 1 fresh chilli – finely chopped

• 1/2 of a teaspoon of mustard seeds

• 1/4 of a teaspoon of cumin seeds

• a pinch of asafoetida

• 1/2 of a teaspoon of turmeric powder

• salt to taste

• 1 handful of freshly chopped coriander

How to make Arad Ni Daal

1. soak the split black gram in a bowl for 30 minutes then cook them in the Instant Pot for 40 minutes using the multigrain setting

2. when the lentils finish cooking, start chopping the chilli and tomatoes while you’re waiting for the Instant Pot to be ready to open

3. put the pan on the hob and set the heat to medium

4. when it’s a bit hot, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and asafoetida

5. when the seeds start popping, add the chilli

6. after a minute or less, add the tomatoes

7. add the salt and turmeric

8. open the Instant Pot and remove half of the water and keep aside

9. add all the lentils to the pan and stir

10. if you want the Daal to be thick, adding half of the water may be enough but if not, add some of the water that you kept aside

11. chop the coriander, add it to the pan and mix

12. heat for a few minutes, have a taste and amend if necessary

You can enjoy this Daal with rice, Naan, Rotli or even have it on its own.

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