Langar dal is a popular dish served in the state of Punjab, India. This is also called gurudwara dal - which is served in gurudwara, a Sikh worship place, where free vegetarian food is offered to thousands of pilgrims every day. This dish is made of black Urad dal, Chana dal and spices. This is simple protein rich dish served with rotti or rice .
INGREDIENTS:
Black Urad dal - 1/2 cup
Chana dal - 2 tablespoon
Garlic - 3 cloves
Ginger - 1 inch size
Turmeric - 1/4 teaspoon
Oil - 1 teaspoon
Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
water - 3 cups
Ghee - 2 tablespoon
Cumin seeds -1 teaspoon
Bayleaf - 1
Onion - 1/2 cup finely chopped
Ginger garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
Green chilli - 2 no.s chopped
Tomato - 1 medium sized chopped fine
Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
Garam masala - 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander leaves - for garnishing
METHOD:
1. Wash and soak black urad dal and channa dal overnight.
2. In a pressure cooker, take the urad dal and chana dal in a pressure cooker. Also add garlic, ginger, turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon oil, salt and three cups of water.
3. Pressure cook in high flame for 1 whistle. Then lower the flame and cook for another 15 minutes. Switch off the stove. Let the pressure settle. You can see the dal is cooked well.
4. In a pan, add some ghee. Add cumin seeds, bay leaf.
5. Add chopped onions, green chillis and ginger garlic paste. sauté till the onions change translucent.
6. Now add chopped tomatoes and sauté , till the tomatoes turn mushy.
7. Now add the cooked dal. Adjust water to your desired consistency. Now comes the slow cook process. Langar dal turns rich and creamy, when they are slow cooked for a longer time. Once they start to boil, reduce the flame to sim, and cover it and let it get cooked for another 15 minutes. Once in a while, stir the contents and mash the dals with the help of a ladle , to avoid any burning .
8. Now, add 1/2 teaspoon of garam masala and cook for a minute. Switch off the stove. Garnish with coriander leaves. Langar dal is ready!. Serve with rice or rotti .
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