Garlic Dal Recipe
Garlic Dal is one of the simplest but the yummiest dal to prepare. If you love garlic then this will surely go into your list of favorites. This creamy dal is filled with the garlic punch along with it being spicy and tangy. Garlic dal is best served with hot lachha paratha or steamed rice or ragi mudde along with a dollop of ghee.
Ingredients
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1 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal)
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or moong dal
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1/4 cup Tamarind Paste
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5 Green Chillies
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adjustable
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10 cloves Garlic
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Salt
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to taste
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For tempering
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1 tablespoon Oil
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1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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10 Curry leaves
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Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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as required for garnishing
Instructions
Step 1
To start the preparation of Garlic Dal, pressure cook the dal well and let it cool
Step 2
Dry roast the green chillies
Step 3
Blend the cooked dal, roasted green chillies, garlic, tamarind paste, salt in a mixer till the dal turns smooth
Step 4
Heat oil in a pan
Step 5
Add mustard seeds and curry leaves
Step 6
Let the curry leaves crackle
Step 7
Add the blended dal and immediately switch off the flame
Step 8
Do not heat the dal
Step 9
If the dal cooks then it will lose the raw garlic flavour
Step 10
Garnish with coriander leaves
Step 11
Serve the Garlic Dal hot with lachha paratha or steamed rice or ragi mudde along with a dollop of ghee