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Hyderabadi Meethi Dal | Mild Comfort Dal with Fried Onion and Garlic Tadka | Hyderabadi Nawabs Special Meethi Dal

Veg Curries | vegetarian

Ingredients

  • **For cooking the dal**
  • 1 cup toor dal (tovar dal) / moong dal / masoor dal, soaked for 1 hour
  • 2-3 green chilies
  • salt
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric
  • 4 1/4 cups water
  • **For simmering**
  • 1 1/4 cups hot water
  • **For the onion tadka**
  • 3-4 tbsp ghee / oil
  • 2 dry red chilies
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 10-12 garlic pods, crushed
  • 2 sprigs curry leaves
  • 1 1/4 cups onion slices
  • 2 green chilies, slit

Instructions

  1. Soak 1 cup toor dal, moong dal or masoor dal for 1 hour
  2. Drain the dal and add it to a pressure cooker. Add 2-3 green chilies, salt, 1/4 tsp turmeric and 4 1/4 cups water. Cover and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles on medium flame.
  3. Once the pressure releases, open the cooker and mash the dal until smooth. Add 1 1/4 cups hot water and boil on medium flame.
  4. Heat 3-4 tbsp ghee or oil in a pan. Add 2 dry red chilies, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds and 1/2 tsp cumin. Let them splutter.
  5. Add 10-12 crushed garlic pods and fry until golden. Add 2 sprigs curry leaves, 1 1/4 cups onion slices and 2 slit green chilies. Fry the onions until golden.
  6. Pour the onion tadka into the dal and let it come to one rolling boil. Turn off the flame.Your Hyderabadi Meethi Dal is ready. Enjoy this comforting mild dal with hot rice or chapathi.