Dhabhewali Daal/Maa ki Daal

Ingredients

To be cooked in Cooker

1. Arhar Daal- 1 cup
2. Chana Daal- ½ cup
3. Salt- ½ tsp
4. Turmeric powder- 1 tsp

For tadka:

1. 3 tblsp of Ghee/Oil
2. 5 garlic cloves sliced
3. 2 chillies chopped
4. 1 onion chopped
5. 1 tomato chopped
6. 6-8 button mushroom chopped
7. 1 tsp of cumin seeds
8. ¼ tsp of asafoetida
9. ½ tsp of turmeric powder
10. ½ tsp of chilli powder

Daal Boiled in cooker

Method:

1. Wash both the lentil i.e. Arhar and chana daal and put them in cooker with 1 glass of water, salt and turmeric powder and cook them till 2 whistle with slow flame.
2. Let the pressure cooker self-release its pressure
3. Now in pan, add Ghee or oil, as the ghee heats up add asafoetida, cumin seeds and when the seeds starts to crackle, add sliced garlic and fry it till it changes its colour to golden brown.
4. Then add chillies and cook of 2 minutes, add chopped onion, chili powder, chopped mushrooms and cook it on medium flame till the colour of onion changes to golden, add chopped tomato, turmeric powder and cook it for next 5 minutes till the tomatoes softens.
5. Add ½ tsp of salt to tadka and then add the cooked daal in the fry pan and cook it till comes to boil.



Tadka ready to add daal

6. Squeeze a lemon into the daal and here  dhaba daal is ready to serve with Roti, chapati, Rice.