Carrot Dal

Carrot Dal - full recipe with stepwise pictures. Carrot Dal is an easy sidedish recipe for chapathi/idli/dosa and also can be mixed with rice. It can be made within half an hour. It is less spicy as i don't add any spices in this like tomato dal. It tastes good without the spices. It is best when had it with chapathi. I adapted this recipe from Jeyashris kitchen. I tried this recipe for the first time and it came out well. Try this and let me know.

Carrot dal - Recipe with Stepwise Pictures

Ingredients:

Carrot - 1
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Moong dal - 1/4 cup
Green Chilli - 4
Garlic - 6
Salt - as required

To Temper:

Ghee - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - a spring

Method:

1. Soak the dal in hot water for 5 mins
2. Cut the veggies
3. Add the veggies and dal to the cooker
4. Add salt and turmeric powder to it
5. Add water and pressure cook for 5 whistles
6. Open the cooker once it is done and mash with a ladle
7. Temper the items given under 'to temper'
8. Add the dal mixture to it and some water to it and boil for 4-5 mins
9. Remove from flame and serve hot with chapathi

With Stepwise Pictures:

Soak the dal in hot water for 5 mins

Cut the veggies

Add the veggies and dal to the cooker

Add salt and turmeric powder to it

Add water and pressure cook for 5 whistles

Open the cooker once it is done and mash with a ladle

Temper the items given under 'to temper'

Add the dal mixture to it and some water to it and boil for 4-5 mins

Remove from flame and serve hot with chapathi