Mulor Dal is a winter delight and comfort food for Bengalis. This delicious dal has all the flavours from the subtle spices with a significant taste from perfectly cooked tender radish pieces. Often served with steamed rice, it’s a less spicy, onion-garlic free, diabetic-friendly and healthy dish enjoyed by all. I hope you’ll give this recipe a try, and don’t forget to share your experience with me. 🙂
Lentil with Radish/Mulor Dal
Mulor Dal is a winter delight and comfort food. Cooked with seasonal vegetable radish, this delicious dal often served with rice as a side dish. It's easy to cook, low calorie, vegan, and diabetic-friendly.
Ingredients
- 1 cup- Motor Dal/Yellow split peas dal (read note)
- 1- Radish/Mulo
- 1- Green chilli
- ½ tsp- Ginger paste
- 1- Whole dry red chilli
- 1- Bay leaf
- ½ tsp- Cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp- Turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- ½ tsp- Sugar (optional)
- Mustard oil/Vegetable oil
- Coriander leaves to garnish
Instructions
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Peel the radish and cut into thick slices. Wash well and keep aside.
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Wash yellow split peas 2-3 times. Add dal and radish in a cooker with a few drops of oil, ½ tsp of salt and green chilli. Pressure cook with enough water (water level should be 1″ up from the dal). Check after 3 whistles. Dal needs to be cooked with the grains visible and mushy at the same time.
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Heat 1 tsp oil in a kadai/deep frying pan. Temper with dry red chilli, bay leaf, and cumin seeds. Once it sputters, add the boiled dal, turmeric powder, sugar, salt, and ginger paste. Mix well, add water if required, the consistency of this dal should be on the thicker side.
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Give this a good boil on medium heat for 4-5 minutes. Remove from the heat and transfer to a bowl. Garnish with the coriander leaves.
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Serve hot with steamed rice, enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- This dish can be cooked with Masoor Dal also.
I can finish my meal just with this dal..each and every time I bring this motor dal from Kolkata ..