How to make better Dal (also spelled daal, dhal) and Dal with Cashew Nuts Recipe V

Love dal? Then try some of the techniques below to improve yours. This dish with Cashew nuts decorated with some yoghurt and aubergine chutney is sublime.

Ingredients:-

Yellow split dal
Tomatoes
Garlic
Chillis fresh green
Lemon juice
Honey
Cashews
Salt

Spices
Turmeric
Mustard seeds
Cloves
Punch Poran
Curry leaves
Dried Chilli
Garam Masala
Chilli powder

Mustard oil for frying

Method stage one dal

Soak dal for half an hour and then drain, replace water to cover, add a tsp of turmeric and also chilli powder and a finely chopped onion, bring to a boil and simmer until the dal is soft about forty mins. Do not add salt.

Make your tarka

In hot mustard oil fry:-

Mustard seeds, cloves, Punch Poran, the seeds will pop and splutter, when they do add garlic, fresh chillis, dried chilli, curry leaves, tomatoes, lemon juice, chilli powder, turmeric, salt and cashews, salt, a tsp of honey and last Garam Masala. If you have some Amchoor powder add a tsp. Add a little water and simmer for ten minutes. Dal should be hot, sweet and sour.

When the dal is cooked using a slotted spoon add to the tarka, mix well and using a potato masher, mash the dal a bit, till it looks like the below pic. Add more daal water as required.

If you follow this recipe you will have the best daal ever.