Rajasthani dhal

Yesterday we went to a Rajasthanj hotel and in that hotel they served unlimited meals. I wondered while tasting all items. Very superb taste. Different variety if vegetables. Even made some curry use guava fruit. I though of referring recipes for these side dishes in net and try everything, if come out success, I will post all of them here. Among all, Dhal served there for rice is so tasty. Bit different from the plain dhal we had for rice here, some good flavour there. So I tried by reading some recipes in net, and with the ingredients I noticed while eating, mixing all prepared this dhal, which turns out to be very tasty.

Ingredients

Thoor dhal  - Half cup

Shallot onion - 10 chopped nicely

Tomato - 2

Ginger garlic paste - 1/4 tsp

Green chillies - 3 chopped nicely

Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Methi leaves - few

Ghee - as needed

Jeera, Cummin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Salt as needed

 

 Method

Soak thoor dhal in water for half an hour, then pressure cooker it adding ghee, turmeric powder,asfetodia  powder. After one whistle keep it in simmer for 5 min and then switch off the flame.

In a Kadai, add required ghee, add Cummin seeds, when it splutters, add onion, green chillies, ginger garlic paste, sauté it well till onion turns pink. Then add tomato and sauté it well, till it becomes soft. Then add little water and allow it to boil for few minutes, then add the cooked dhall , salt and mix everything well. Let it boil for two more minutes. Now add methi leaves ( either fresh or dried one, when using fresh, soak it in hot water for few minutes and then use). Allow it to cook in simmer for five more minutes. 

Again heat ghee in a Kadai, add Cummin seeds, Switch of the flame and immediately add red chilli powder and then pour it in the dhall.

Tasty Rajasthani dhall ready to be served with hot rice.

Actuall in hotel they used mixture of all dhals for this recipe, moong dhal, channa dhal and toor dhal. You can try that also according to your taste.