Langarwali Dal or Amritsari Dal

Name: How to cook Langarwali Dal or Amritsari Dal - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5-6 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

ZMA

Langarwali Dal or Amritsari Dal

#cookpadindia Also known as Amritsari Daal, this is a simple variety of Whole Black Gram and Split Bengal Gram or Chana Daal served at Langar. I have used Split Black Gram instead of Whole Black Gram in this along with Bengal Gram. It is the most popular food served at Langar (charity) organized at different Gurudwaras across the State of Punjab. Langar is the community kitchen of the Gurudwaras and Vegetarian meals are distributed free of cost to people regardless of their religion, caste, gender, or economic status. People sit on the floor and eat together. It's maintained by the Sikh community volunteers. This dal is made on a day-to-day basis in every house in the State.

Ingredient

Food ration :

5-6 servings

Cooking time :

35 minutes

1 cup

Split Black Gram or Dhuli Urad Daal

1/4 cup

Bengal Gram or Chana Daal

1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder

2 tbsp

Butter or Ghee

Onion finely chopped

Tomato finely chopped

2 tbsp

Garlic chopped

2 tbsp

Ginger chopped

1 tsp

Cumin Seeds

1 tsp

Red Chilli powder

1/2 tsp

Garam Masala

1 tsp

Coriander powder

2-3

Green Chillies finely chopped

5 tbsp

Coriander Leaves chopped

2 tsp

Salt or to taste

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Wash and soak both the lentils overnight. Or at least for about 6 hours. Pressure cook them with 3-4 cups of water along with half of the chopped Ginger and Garlic. Let the pressure settle down on its own before opening the lid of the cooker. Mash it a little more using a masher if required.

* Step 2

Meanwhile in a Kadai, heat Ghee. Add Cumin Seeds, half of the chopped Ginger, and Garlic along with the chopped Onion and the Green Chillies. Saute all of that until the raw smell fades away. Now add the chopped Tomato and half of the Coriander Leaves too along with the Red Chilli and the Coriander powders. Also, add Garam Masala without fail. Cook all on low to medium-high heat until done. Add some salt too. It's a semi-thick consistency dal. So add some water accordingly if needed.

* Step 3

To this tempering, add the cooked dal. Mix well. Adjust salt at this stage. Simmer on low heat for about 8-10 minutes more. Garnish with some chopped Coriander Leaves. That's it. As simple as that. It's all done and ready to be enjoyed. Yum!