Recipe and source notes

Langar Dal

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (240 ml) raw dal (any variety)
  • 1 cup (240 ml) water
  • ¼ ea. medium onion
  • ½ tsp (2.5 ml) turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) ghee
  • ½ tsp (2.5 ml) salt

Make it step by step

  1. Rinse the dal three times and strain out the water.
  2. Chop the onion into small cubes about 1 cm on each side.
  3. Put the ghee in a pressure cooker and let it melt with the lid off.
  4. Add the onions into the pot and sauté them for three minutes.
  5. Add the turmeric powder to the pot and mix it well with the onions and ghee.
  6. Add the dal, water, and salt.
  7. Close the lid and seal the valve.
  8. Pressure cook for 12 minutes.
  9. Let the pressure release naturally.
  10. Enjoy!

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Recipe source

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook by Wikibooks contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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