Sunday, June 8, 2008

Ginger Dal


Ingredients

1 cup toor dal
3 tbs chopped ginger
1/4 cup cilantro
2 small tomatoes ( or) 1 large
4 to 5 green chillis
2 tbs oil
1 tsp cumin seeds and musturd seeds
1/2 tsp fennal seeds
1 dry red chilli
1/2 tsp turmuric



Method

.Preassure cook toor dal and green chillis for 2 to 3 wistles ,Mash dal and greechillis ,Keep
aside

. Heat oil in a large pan add cumin seeds ,musturd seeds,fennal seeds ,dry red chilli ,cilantro
and chopped ginger fry for a min then add turmuric and above mashed dal

. Now squeeze tomatoes with hand directly in to pan
( note : do not add chopped tomatoes , dal tastes much better with squeezed tomatoes )

. Add 3 to 4 cups water ( thick soup like consistency )

. Adjust salt and Simmer for 15 min

. Done ,serve hot with rotis

34 comments:

Dori said...

Sounds good, I love the flavor of ginger!

Uma said...

ginger dal looks so delicious, sagari! must have tasted great and must be healthy with the addition of ginger.

Cham said...

Should be good with ginger flavor the dhal :) Looks delicious

Sujatha said...

Never heard of Ginger dal, but I'm sure the flavor will be great!

Rachel said...

ginger dal..very new to me...

Unknown said...

nice one..liked teh idea of squeezing tomato into it..

Coffee said...

i love the flavour of ginger in anyhting!! Thanks for this one. :)

Red Chillies said...

Great recipe to know, with ginger that must be yumm!

Unknown said...

wow what a great recipe with dal.Ginger must be imparting a distinct flavour.Nice picture with beautiful roses.

Sangeeth said...

wonderful recipe....

bha said...

I love ginger daal....and urs look so delicious, loved tht pot too

FH said...

Never made this, looks and sounds good. Bookmarked!:))

kamala said...

Never heard this Sagari..love the aroma comes out from ginger.

Finla said...

Never had ginger dal.
It looks good. I love the taste of ginger in my food so i am sure i will love this

EC said...

Am mad for dals and the taste of ginger too...so, need I say, I am going to try this soon

Rosie said...

Wonderful recipe :)

Rosie x

Suganya said...

Ginger dal look so good. YUM!. So healthy recipes.

MR said...

never tried this before
good dish
thanks!!

Kalai said...

Ginger dal sounds delicious, Sagari! :)

Miri said...

Lovely Dal...delicious with ginger Im sure

Cooking Station said...

Ginger and dal..umm I can smell dal and imagine its taste..yumm..very healthy combo

Sia said...

i always love ginger flavoured dal and this looks wonderful.

Medhaa said...

Dal looks great. Love the addition of ginger

Ramya's Mane Adige said...

I love the flavor of ginger in dal.looks yummy!!

Trupti said...

Daal looks delcius Sagari..wonderful recipe

Pravs said...

love the flavor and taste of ginger and sure will have to try this ginger dal.Looks so yum !
I have something waiting for you in my blog..please do check it out :D

Andhra Flavors said...

daal with ginger flavor so lovely.
U have an award in my blog.

Sailaja said...

wow. What a combination. Awesome pictures.

There is something waiting for u in my blog. I hope u will like it.

Madhavi said...

Dal looks great, delicious. Love ginger flavor in Dal, yummy yummy!!!

Sum Raj said...

An award waiting for u on my blog..check it out....ur dish is good combo with rice and ginger is very good for digestion...i luved it

ST said...

Never heard of Ginger dal, but it looks yummy and I'm sure the flavor will be great!

Aditi..............:) said...

lovely daal...will try it and let you know....btw thanks for dropping at my blog...yours is lovely! :)

Deepthi Shankar said...

Hey Lovely Dal. I hadn't heard of it before. Thanks for sharing :)

Usha said...

Sounds good,will definitely try it sometime !