Maharashtrian Dal Recipe | Varan Recipe
Varan / Maharashtrian Dal with step by step pictures. Dal made with tomatoes, garlic which taste delicious with rice.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu / Split Pigeon Peas
- 1 Onion chopped
- 1 Tomato-1 large chopped
- 6 Garlic chopped
- 1 inch Ginger chopped
- 3 Green chilli chopped
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds / Jeerakam
- ½ teaspoon Fenugreek seeds / Vendayam
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 1 tablespoon Oil-1 tbsp
- Sugar to taste
- Salt to taste
- Lemon juice to taste
- Coriander leaves / Cilantro for garnishing
Instructions
- Wash dal in lots of water and soak it for 30 mins. Take that in pressure cooker and add 3 cups of water..Cook for 2 whistles and simmer for 10 mins. Let the pressure go all by itself. Set aside for a moment.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add in cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds.
- Add in Ginger and Garlic. Fry this for 1 min.
- Add in green chilli and curry leaves. fry for 1 min.
- Now add in onions and hing and cook till for 5 mins.
- Throw in the tomato and mix well. Cook for 3 mins or until the tomatoes turn mushy.
- Pour in dal and mix well. Add in required amount of water. Bring this to boil and simmer for 5 mins.
- Season with salt and sugar and mix well.Squeeze in some lemon juice.
- Garnish with cilantro.Serve hot with rice and any subzi.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingsCalories: 149kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 9gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.02gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 144mgPotassium: 65mgFiber: 8gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 20IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
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