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sookhi urad dal

Sookhi Urad Dal Recipe | Punjabi Style Dry Urad Dal

Rekha Kakkar
Punjabi sookhi urad dal recipe. 
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
1 hour
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine indian cuisine
Servings 4
Calories 275 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g urad dal I Used 24 Mantra Organic Dal
  • 1 cup water
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • pinch of asafetida hing
  • For Tadka!
  • 2 tablespoon ghee
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2-3 green chilli chopped
  • 75 g Onion finely chopped
  • 200 g tomato finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon Red chilli powder or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
  • ½ teaspoon garam masala
  • 1-2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2-3 leaves Tbsp corianderchopped
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

Sookhi (Semi Dry) Urad Dal In Pressure Cooker

  • Wash the urad dal and soak it for 30-25 minutes.
  • Pressure cook the dal with salt, asafetida, turmeric powder and 1 cup of water for 2 whistles.
  • If you don’t want to use pressure cooker you may have to cook the dal in 1.5 cups of water for little longer, till dal is cooked al dante.
  • By the time steam/pressure is released naturally you can prepare Tadka/tempering.
  • For making tempering heat ghee/oil in the big pan, add cumin seeds. Once cumin starts to splutter add green chili, ginger.
  • Cook for few seconds and add finely chopped onion. Cook for 2-3 minutes on medium heat till onion start to turn light pink.
  • Then add chopped tomatoes and cook till tomatoes are pulpy. Now add red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and cook everything together for 2-3 minutes on medium heat.
  • Now add cooked dal to the pan, if some water is left, cook the dal for few more minutes in the uncovered pan to allow the water to dry up.
  • Top it with green coriander leaves and squeeze lime over it.
  • Serve the sookhi dal with Chapati Paratha or any flat bread.

Sookhi Urad Dal Without Pressure Cooker (Amritsari/Lahori Dal)

  • Wash the urad dal and soak it for 2-3 hours.
  • After that drain out dal and soak it in hot water for 15-20 minutes.
  • To Prepare Tadka heat mustard oil in a pan and smoke it.
  • Switch off the heat and allow mustard oil to cool for a minute.
  • Add cumin and asafoetida allow them to splutter and add green chillies
  • add chopped onion and fry them till light pink.
  • Now add turmeric, salt and tomatoes cook them till they are mushy
  • Add drained out dal with a couple of tablespoons of water. Add broken Amritsari vadi Cover with a lid and cook for 10 minutes.
  • Finish with a generous squeeze of lime, coriander/cilantro and enjoy with Roti or paratha.

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Nutrition

Calories: 275kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 15gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 87mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 14gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 81IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 5mg
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