Perfect Red Lentil Dahl with Vegetables | Masoor Dal Recipe | No Onion No Garlic Recipes

Perfect Red Lentil Dahl with Vegetables | Masoor Dal Recipe | No Onion No Garlic Recipes

Author: Rumki Paul
Course: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 Persons

Red Lentil Dahl with Vegetables is one of the popular comfort dahl recipes of India. It is a No onion no garlic recipes which is ideal for vegeterian days. In this Dal recipe, boiled Masoor dal is cooked with Carrots, Peas, Tomatoes, chopped Cilantros in some whole spices and ground spices. It is a very healthy recipe which has the nutrients of Lentils with the goodness of vegetables.

Though it is a no onion no garlic recipes but still it tastes marvellous and reduces the effort of preparation too. So, good news that in this recipe, you don’t need to drop your tears while chopping Onions to prepare this dal. It is a pure comfort dish which is prepared in most of the houses.

This Masoor dal recipe is quite close to my heart. I learnt the recipe from one of my north Indian friends when I was in Bengaluru. When I have prepared this dal for the first time, my family loved it. We usually pair up this dal with steamed Basmati rice and Aloo Bhaji or simply with hot Rotis.

Red Lentil Dahl with Vegetables with step by step photos and instructions has been provided in the ‘Instructions’ section of the recipe. But before directly jumping into the recipe, let me share few interesting facts about this Dal and the recipe.

Masoor dal

Masoor dal (Red Lentils) is one of the most frequently used lentils in every house in India. Masoor dal is one of the very easily adaptable dals in our regular diet. There are many delicious recipes that are prepared with this healthy lentil like Pakodas, Dahl, sukhi sabji and many more. In fact, I have already shared many recipes with this lentil like Instant Pot Mushur Dal Sheddo (Boiled Red Lentils Soup), Vegetable Dalia Khichdi, Pyaj Diye Masoor Dal etc.

Red Lentil Dahl – Advantages of the dish

Benefits of Masoor dal

How to cook Red Lentils – For the recipe?

In this red lentil recipe, first, I washed the dal properly and then pressure cooked it in salted water for 2 whistles. The numbers of whistles may vary due to the temperature of the hob, quantity of dal, quality of the dal, quality of the utensils, different altitude etc. For the sake of saving time, I have used pressure cooker. You can also boil the dal directly in kadai but it will take a bit longer to get cooked.

In this preparation, I have used Carrots, Peas, Tomatoes and green Chillies. I have used frozen Peas here, but fresh Peas can also be used. Tomatoes add a bit of tanginess to the taste of the dal.

For tempering, I have used Cumin seeds and Cinnamon sticks which adds a nice aroma to the Oil. For flavouring, I have added Cumin powder, Coriander powder and Garam Masala powder to flavour up the dal. I have added some chopped Cilantros too. It complements the flavour of the dish.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Masoor Dal (Red lentils)
• 1 Carrot, medium diced
• 1 Tomato, deseeded and diced
• 1/3 cup of Peas (Fresh or frozen)
• 1 Green Chilli
• 2-3 tablespoons Cilantros, chopped
• ¼ teaspoon Cumin seeds
• 1 Cinnamon stick, 1 inch
• 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
• ¾ teaspoon Coriander powder (Dhania)
• ¾ teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
• ½ teaspoon Garam Masala
• Salt to taste
• Oil for cooking
• 2 ½ cups of Water, to pressure cook the dal
• ½ cup of water, extra to dilute the dal (Quantity may vary according to preferred consistency)

1. Wash the Dal until the water runs clear.
2. Transfer the Dal into a pressure cooker.
3. Add 2 cups of water and Salt into it.
4. Stir and check the salt.
5. Put on the lid of the pressure cooker.
6. Cook it in high flame for 1 whistle and put the flame in low.
7. After one more whistle, switch off the flame.
8. Let the pressure settle down, take off the lid.
9. Add Oil into the pan in high flame.
10. Once the Oil is hot, add Cumin seeds, Cinnamon stick and sauté them for few seconds till they crackle
    

11. Add Carrots, green Chillies and mix it well.
    

12. Cook it in medium flame for 2 minutes. Stir in between if required.
13. Add Peas, Tomatoes and give a nice mix.
    

14. Cover the pan and cook them for couple of minutes in low flame.
15. Add Turmeric powder, Salt and give a nice mix.
    

16. Cover the pan and cook them in low flame until all the vegetables become tender.
17. Add Cumin powder, Coriander powder and give a nice stir.
    

18. Cover the pan and cook them for a minute in low flame.
19. Add the boiled Dal (Step 8) and stir well.
    

20. Check the consistency of dal and add water if required.
    

21. Put the flame in high and cook until the dal simmers.
22. Add Garam Masala powder, chopped Cilantros and mix them well.
    

23. Cover the pan and cook them in low flame for another minute.
24. Switch off the flame and put the pan down.