Lucknow style dry urad dal


Back after a whirlwind holiday with the in laws and the house seems very lonely and desolate all of a sudden.
Here's a traditional and tasty little recipe that'll bring the simple yet sophisticated taste of Lucknow to you.
Serves 4
1 cup dhuli (split and washed) urad dal
1 onion, finely sliced
2 dry red chillies
3 tbsp oil
1 clove of sliced garlic
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
a pinch of turmeric
salt to taste
Rinse and wash the dal as you usually do and then soak for around 2 hours.
Now heat one tsp oil, add cumin seeds and cook the dal with salt and turmeric in around 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker or a saucepan, so that the water absorbs completely. 2 whistles in my cooker does it. It could get done in even one, or take three whistles. The idea is that the dal should get completely cooked, but each grain should be separate. Leave it covered for a while after cooking so that any extra water gets absorbed.
Meanwhile, fry the sliced onions , garlic and dried chillies in the remaining oil, till the onion turns a rich brown colour, and pour this tarka over the dal. That's it!
P.S: The leftovers make a neat stuffing for paranthas

18 comments:

  1. I have neve rhad this, it looks so so yumm.

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  2. WB Rashmi! :-) Hubby taught me to make dal like this but it was moong dal. Urad sounds better .. coz I can will want to make those parathas too. ;-)

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  3. ye to pakka UP ka khana hai......simply mouth watering....we make it with some hing too...see traditional UP khana on my blog http://banaraskakhana.blogspot.com/...if you get time ...

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  4. Very unusual recipe, and it looks delicious!

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  5. That's a very new recipe to me, and it sounds really delicious. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Looks yummy...I will try it out !

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  7. Hmm..very different. My attempts at getting the dal el dente have always been fruitless. I can never get it quite right. But this looks really good, I'll have to try it out.

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  8. Looks yummy...never heard of this...the leftovers can be used for parata filling...not bad thats interesting too!

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  9. never had urad dal in this way, usually we just use it for tempering, especially the split ones :)

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  10. This is something which is very new to me..something different to try on with urad dal :)

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  11. I just made this, but only change I made was added chopped onions, green chilli and lemon juice to it, its really yummy.

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  12. I love browned onion over the dal!! Sounds Yum!!

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  13. We use moong/Tur dal mostly. This is definitely a new dal preparation. First time on your blog. Interesting one :)

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  14. This is nice, haven't tried urad this way. Do you make the tadka dal with black urad ?

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  15. Wow beautiful colors. This is almost like a salad yaar. The trick is the cooking of dal just the right way. Have to give this a try soon.

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  16. Perfect for munching with evening tea ... looks so yummy .....

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  17. Thanks for visiting my blog and for your lovely words...have seen this in so many cookery shows..but never tried..need to give a try soon..
    urs look yummy..

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  18. Typical Delhi/Lucknow recipe...good!!

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