Comments on: Favorite Masoor Dal Recipe

By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:05:24 +0000

I like cooking the chaunk/tarka with the dal, it seems to blend better that way. But this is just a matter of personal preference, you can just as well add it at the end

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:18:48 +0000

Why is the tarka pressure cooked instead of added at the end?

By: N Memon

N Memon — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:20:05 +0000

I tried adding a baghar to the dal once it was ready. To do this, Take a wide brimmed spoon and add a little cannola oil. Let it simmer on medium heat. Now the next few steps need to be done in quick succession or else, the contents will burn, thus ruining the taste of the already delicious dal (rather than enhancing it)
1. To the warm oil, add a few mustard seeds (3/4 tsp). Ensure that these start to pop (your oil must be that warm - however, be careful that they are not burned!).
2. Add a tsp of red chilli powder and within a second or two, overturn the contents of the spoon into the crock of dal. The reason being that chilli powder burns very fast.

DISCLAIMER: This need a little bit of practice

I have found that this adds a very nice flavor and color to the dal.

By: madhuri

madhuri — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:53:32 +0000

i’m trying it out right now…hope it turns out well…

By: Heidi

Heidi — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:50:48 +0000

Lana, instead of a pressure cooker just use a regular pot. Bring everything to a boil and let it simmer until the lentils are cooked and starts getting slightly mashed. (If you see lentils and water, it’s still not done.) If you try it, can you post back how long you had to boil it? I’ve tried once without a pressure cooker, but I don’t remember the cooking time.

By: Lana

Lana — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:59:55 +0000

I don’t understand how to make this without pressure cooker.

By: Shakthi

Shakthi — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:46:36 +0000

Ur recipe s simply delicious…. thanx…. tried it today for lunch… A very picky eater, my dad, s convinced with this dal…

By: euzebian rodricks

euzebian rodricks — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:58:48 +0000

My daughter cooked this receipe today and we found it very delicious thanks very much for your receipe

By: dave

dave — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:17:00 +0000

Hi,

I made this last night for my vegetarian daughter who is going off to a music festival this morning (and my lunch today) and it turned out very well. Since I was almost out of masoor dal, I substituted green split peas for half the lentils. after cooking them separately. I combined the peas and dal just before adding the tarka. The slightly crunchy texture of the peas added a little contrast to the creaminess of the masoor dal.

Thanks for the great recipe.

By: Harjeet Katyal

Harjeet Katyal — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:42:49 +0000

Aha! I’m Mona’s sister this was a sick top with the chaunk!