Lucknawi Dal Recipe

Pigeon peas cooked with milk and mild spices

Lucknawi dal is a very popular daal from Awadhi cuisine .It is very mild in taste and have very distinct flavor.It is made with tuvar daal and milk is added in it so not much spices are used in it to give a very sondha flavor.It can be served with rice or any type of Indian bread.Lucknawi dal is a very simple and quick recipe.

I often make this lucknawi dal with rice and every one loves it.As I  make daal daily so often makes Tuvar daal U.P style, Daal Maharani, DaaL makhni , Mango wali tuvar daal and the popular Daal Tadka.

Lucknawi daal A mild and delicious dal from Awadhi cuisine.

• CourseLentil/Daal
• CuisineUttar Pradesh Cuisine

Servings Prep Time

5person 5minutes

Cook Time

15minutes

Servings Prep Time 5person 5minutes

Cook Time 15minutes

Ingredients

• 2cups Pigeon Pea / Tuvar / Arhar ki daal
• 2cups full fat milk
• 2cups Water / Paani
• 1tbsp Green Chillies / Hari Mirchchopped
• 1/2tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
• 1/4cup Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniyachopped
• salt to taste

Tempering/tadka

• 2tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
• 1tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
• 1/4tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
• 3 Dried Red Chilli, Whole

Instructions

1. Wash and soak tuvar daal in enough water for about 15 minutes.
2. pressure cook the soaked tuvar daal with chopped green chilies,turmeric and salt for 2-3 whistles on medium heat.
3. Mix 2 cups of water with 2 cups of milk and add in the boiling daal.
4. cook the daal on medium heat for 3-4 minutes.
5. Heat ghee in a small pan and add cumin in it.
6. when cumin start to crackle then add asafoetida and whole red chilies in it.
7. Now add the tempering in the boiling daal and remove from the flame.
8. Add chopped fresh coriander and serve hot.

Recipe Notes

Note- you can use cooking oil instead of ghee for the tempering.

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