Easy Carrot dal Recipe - Side dish for Chapathi,Roti & Rice

Carrot dal is an Easy dal Recipe made with  Carrots & dal. This dal Goes well with chapathi,Roti,Phulka & Jeera Rice. It is a kids friendly side dish Recipe.Carrots boots the immune system. It improves the eye sight.dal is a filling food packed with protein & fiber. Now we will see the preparation of dal.

Easy Carrot dal

 Prep Time : 10 min. 

Cook Time :  20     minutes.

Recipe Category:dal Recipes

Serves  :   4

Ingredients

Moong dal / Masoor dal - 1/2 cup.

Carrot - 4 (small size) or 2 (large size)

Pearl onions - 15.

Tomato - 2.

Ginger - 1/2 inch.

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp.

Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp.

Salt - to taste.

To temper

Ghee/oil - to fry.

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp.

Green chillies -  2 -3.

Garlic - 4 (crushed)

hing - Generous Pinch.

Curry leaves - 1 sprig.

Preparation

• chop the pearl onions,tomatoes,Ginger & Green chillies finely.
• Peel the skin of carrots & chop it.
• Slightly crush the Garlic.

Method

• Take a small cooker wash & add Moong dal, chopped onions,tomato,Ginger,Turmeric & chilli Powder. Add nearly 1 + 1/2 cups of water, such that dal immerse in water.

• Pressure Cook for  4 - 5 whistles.

• When the pressure subsides, open the lid,slightly mash the dal with masher or whisk.Then add needed water,according to the consistency & allow it to boil for 4 - 5 minutes.

• Meanwhile heat the Ghee, add mustard seeds when it splutters add cumin seeds when it sizzles add Green chillies,Garlic  & curry leaves.When Garlic turns Golden brown colour add hing, give a quick mix.

• Pour the Tadka over the dal. Serve hot with chapathi,Roti or Rice.

                                   

Notes

• I used Moong dal instead you can use Masoor dal also.

• you can add 2 to 3 tsp of lemon juice, to dal before serving.

• you can add 1/4 tsp of Garam Masala to Enhance the flavour.

• Making the tadka using Ghee gives nice flavour to dal.

• Crush the Garlic for nice aroma.