Udad Dal

Ingredients

1 cup      Udad dal

1 small    Onion

2            Green chillies

1 tsp       Jeera

1 inch     Ginger Julienne (finely cut)

Salt to taste

Method

Soak udad dal for 2 hours

Boil it with about 1/4th cup of  water with salt. Once it boils, reduce the heat to low so it gets cooked and remains dry

Heat oil, add jeera, finely cut onions, green chillies and ginger juliennes

Fry till onions turn golden, add this to the boiled udad dal and stir. Keep it for few minutes on the low heat so it to it gets mixed properly and flavours get absorbed in dal.

Garnish it with coriander leaves and lime juice. Serve hot with chapaties.

Quick Tips

1. Soak dal in hot water for half an hour, this will save soaking time.

2. After adding fried onions, cook it on tawa at low heat for about 5 minutes.

Nutritional Value

Each serving has about 180 calories. Udad dal has high contents of proteins and vitamin B. It is one of the healthiest pulses specially for women as it consists iron, calcium, magnesium and potassium.

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