Re: The best daal you make !
Rukhsar, hahaha. As i said this recipe was from internet so yeah grams are daal. Some people call them daal, some lentils and some grams. As for 7-8 hours, usually the daals that take time to cook are soaked overnight. If you don't want to soak them overnight that you can use canned kidney beans or you have to cook the daal in pressure cooker for a long while.
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I want to cook masoor daal in pressure cooker. Does anyone know how to make it ? I want it a little khaati. (sour)
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i do this
take a couple of carrots,
a leek or spring onion or onion
a swede
parsnip
and potato
and fennel
Or a mixture of whatever you have of the above, put them in a food processor and whizz them up till very small
put in a pan with olive oil and put on a very low heat till softened
add chilli flakes, coriander powder, cumin, some haldi and some salt and pepper and some worcester sauce.. or a little vinegar
then add some fresh tomatoes that have been whizzed up too or a can of tomatoes
when its all cooked down and most of the moisture has evaporated add green chilli
add some yoghurt which has had some water added and stir briskly on a low heat till till it comes to the boil
and add some boiled dhal of your choice (or a can of cooked lentils)
heat through
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I’ve no idea what this daal is called but it’s black on one side and white on the other. 
Anyway, here’s what I do.
half cup black&white daal
1/5 chanay daal (soaked in water for 1.5 hr)
Wash both and add to cooker. Add 4 cups of water, some garlic, and a tomato. Pressure cook for 10 min. Add spices to taste and half a tsp of masala from achaar. Thicken on low heat.
Lightly brown thinly sliced onions. Add some chopped ginger and cumin seeds. Mix in daal.
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I dont cook, my wife does.
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thats the 'now u see me now u don't' daal ceebs :D
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you know which one i'm talking about? :D
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Im thinking its the white daal split with the black chilka. Cos my mum makes it with channa daal too and its is very delicious 
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Kaleem Bhai,
That Jab at Funguy Bhai, was really uncalled for:D
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moong ki daal i think... and channay ki daal bhi.
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Masoor and moong daal. Mix a roughly equal amount of both with water, salt, chili powder, halthi (not sure what this is called in english), and ginger garlic paste. Put on high heat and let boil, then lower heat, cover pan, and let it cook till it's thick enough for your liking. For bughar, fry onions, tomatoes, cumin, sliced peppers, with a few drops of lemon juice. Turns out very tasty. :)
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I think you are talking about “maash daal whole”
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Top it with a dash of butter.... Yummy!