I use pressure cooker for this daal, and it turns out yummy, but now i lost the top thingi that u cover so bhaap stays inside 
so i made in regular pot, and it turned so bad. any advice. i know i did the ghotai etc…but still not the same.
Re: Kali Masoor Daal
Strange...I thought the regular way of cooking masoor daal is better than the pressure cooker because this daal and others have been cooked in a regular way for ages before the pressure cookers arrived..lol
PS: Wish to switch back to the pre-historic cooking... :)
Re: Kali Masoor Daal
zabardast jee, i can make orange masoor daal in regular pot. but kali daal i always been cooking in pressure cooker. i made on regular pot and i didn't like as it was not mushy even i ghotai the daal with wooden spoon. kaali daal takes time to cook where as orange doesn't take much time. so i use pressure for that. :)
Re: Kali Masoor Daal
/\ Well...than you can s*oak* the kali masoor daal for a few hours before you go regular... :)
PS:*** Lassan, pyaaz and mirch tarkah*** is the name of the game...you will never go wrong... :D
soak the daal in boiling water for atleast 45 mins...mostly i don't soak mine but if i want then i do soak it for like 3-4 hrs...waisay my daal doesn't take time..also when u soak daal in boiling water it gets tender sooner...
2nd tip is that if u add more haldi in kali masoor mulka daal then it wud cook sooner...
i am just scared of pressure cooker so don't have it and no plans of having it in future as well....i cook each and everything in regular pot...and ofcourse dats tender:p
aur haan always cook daal on slow flame...that tastes much better as compared to the one cooked on too high flame..
soak the daal in boiling water for atleast 45 mins...mostly i don't soak mine but if i want then i do soak it for like 3-4 hrs...waisay my daal doesn't take time..also when u soak daal in boiling water it gets tender sooner...
2nd tip is that if u add more haldi in kali masoor mulka daal then it wud cook sooner... i am just scared of pressure cooker so don't have it and no plans of having it in future as well....i cook each and everything in regular pot...and ofcourse dats tender:p
aur haan always cook daal on slow flame...that tastes much better as compared to the one cooked on too high flame..
I second that :)...plus I add some dried khataay too.Love it with khushka chawaal
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You can use your finger to cover that top thingi so the bhaap stays inside the pan. :D
You can put some duck tape to close that darn hole .
Give some extra time for it to get gull/tender. Like if you will serve it at dinner , start cooking it at noon.
Just kidding about the first two, half kidding about the last option. In this case just put the daal with some extra water on the choola , bring it to boil then lower the heat and let it simmer for 35 minutes to an hour , depending how good you want it to gullify/get tender.
I hope this helps.
soak the daal in boiling water for atleast 45 mins...mostly i don't soak mine but if i want then i do soak it for like 3-4 hrs...waisay my daal doesn't take time..also when u soak daal in boiling water it gets tender sooner...
2nd tip is that if u add more haldi in kali masoor mulka daal then it wud cook sooner... i am just scared of pressure cooker so don't have it and no plans of having it in future as well....i cook each and everything in regular pot...and ofcourse dats tender:p
aur haan always cook daal on slow flame...that tastes much better as compared to the one cooked on too high flame..
thanks for the grt tip :)
You can use your finger to cover that top thingi so the bhaap stays inside the pan. :D You can put some duck tape to close that darn hole . Give some extra time for it to get gull/tender. Like if you will serve it at dinner , start cooking it at noon. Just kidding about the first two, half kidding about the last option. In this case just put the daal with some extra water on the choola , bring it to boil then lower the heat and let it simmer for 35 minutes to an hour , depending how good you want it to gullify/get tender. I hope this helps.
yea yea :p
its like gulling the payae nihari.lol ok i will try your tip too thanks :)
Re: Kali Masoor Daal
u dont haveee to use the pressure coooooker