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Sri Lankan Dal Recipe

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Total Time (mins) 30
Ingredient Count 11
Cuisine Sri Lankan
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Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi),1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds,1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini),Salt - to taste,1 Onion - chopped,1 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes,2 cups Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal) - soaked for 30 minutes,1 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds),1/2 cup Coconut milk,1 sprig Curry leaves,1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns

Instructions

To begin making the Srilankan Dal Recipe, we will pound the fenugreek seeds and whole black pepper corns coarsely.Heat a pressure cooker with oil, add cinnamon stick and pound fenugreek seeds and whole black pepper corns into the hot oil and fry till they sizzle for few seconds.Add curry leaves and mustard seeds as well and allow it to crackle, once done add onions and saute till they soften.After few minutes, add in dry red chilli flakes, coconut milk, soaked toor dal and a cup of water, salt to taste and pressure cook for around 4 whistle.Serve the Srilankan Dal Recipe along with Steamed Rice, Cabbage Thoran (Poriyal) Recipe and Carrot Cucumber Tomato Salad with Lemon and Coriander by the side.

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