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Onion And Cucumber Daal

January 28, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Soup	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Fistfuls mung beans
		Water
1/4	t	Turmeric powder
		Salt
		Chopped onions
		Butter or oil for frying
		Chopped cucumber
		Seasoning: mustard seeds
		cumin seeds and slit
		green
		chillies in
		Butter or oil
		Garnish: lotsa chopped
		coriander leaves

INSTRUCTIONS

Pressure cook about two fistfuls of mung beans with water adding 1/4
tsp turmeric powder to it.  (I usually put one fistful for one person
if daal is not the main dish in the meal. Otherwise , you might want
to add two fistfuls per person. It is probably surprising, but this
measuring scheme works for me)  Once cooked, stir the beans till they
can no longer be seen  separately. This step is very important. If the
beans are nicely  cooked, just a stir of the spoon will make a smooth
paste. This is  the reason why we are pressure cooking the beans. It is
not only  faster, but also cooks the beans thoroughly. Cooking in a pan
is  possible, but be prepared to keep stirring for about an hour.
Also, if more water is required, add after the daal has been cooked.
For those who have tried this dish, know what consistency they need.
For others, daal should be pouring consistency. Add salt.  Pressure
cook the beans with turmeric above.  Fry chopped onions in  oil or
butter.  Add to cooked daal along with salt and cook.  Just  before the
last boil, add chopped cucumber. Cucumber takes very  little time to
cook, so make sure it retains its crunchy texture.  Season and garnish.
Seasoning:  Mustard seeds, cumin seeds and slit green chillies in
butter or oil. (First add mustard seeds. Wait till they burst, add
cumin seeds and green chillies. Do not fry green chillies for too
long, as they will lose their flavor) Add to daal at the very end.
Garnishing: Lotsa chopped coriander leaves.  Note:  To make it fiery,
why not add little bit of cayenne pepper  powder.  REC.FOOD.RECIPES
From rec.food.cooking archives.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe
Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 258 Calories From Fat: 201 Total Fat: 22.8g Cholesterol: 3.3mg Sodium: 339.5mg Potassium: 530.4mg Carbohydrates: 12.1g Fiber: 4.1g Sugar: 4.7g Protein: 3.1g