This is the other member of the pre-wedding event triumvirate I alluded to in the Ambal post. These two form the savoury part of the menu and the dessert usually is sri pulao, which as you've guessed, is in another post. So let's get started
Ingredients
I'll split the ingredients into two sections - the daal and the tadka so it's easier to follow.
The utensils of choice for this are a pressure cooker and a small skillet for the tadka.
Dhal
Urad Daal or split Black-Gram daal - 1 cup
Chana Daal or split chick pea - 0.5 cup
Fenugreek/Methi seeds - 0.5 tbsp
2-3 medium red chillies
Salt to taste
Turmeric 1 tsp
Water - for this amount of dhal, 4 to 5 cups should do the trick
Tadka
Ghee or Clarified butter - covered in a separate blog post ;)
Cumin seeds/Zeera
red chilli powder - adjust based on how sharp your dried chillies are
Garam masala
The process
Rinse and then soak the two daals, the fenugreek seeds, dried red chillies, salt and turmeric for around 4 hours.
Add all of the above to a pressure cooker and place it on high heat until the pressure cooker releases its' pressure.
At that point, simmer the heat down and let it cook on low flame for the next 15-20 mins.
You can now turn the flame off and wait for all the pressure inside the pressure cooker to, sort of, die down. You'll know it's at that point when it goes dead silent.
For the tadka, in a skillet, heat up the Ghee, add in the cumin seeds, red chilli powder and garam masala and then the tadka can be introduced into the daal.
Garnish with some more dried red chillies and coriander and we're done. Yes, we're actually done. If you ever decide to make it, I'd love to know your experiences in the comments section down below.
Thanks for reading !