Methi Masoor Delight

by Geetha Venkatesan

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tempt your guests with the palate appealing and healthy Methi Masoor Delight recipe. The lentils like masoor is cooked with methi or fenugreek leaves and seasoned aptly with spice powers, tomatoes and chopped onions. Add fresh cream to add richness to this tasty vegetable dish.

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Methi Masoor Delight recipe - How to make Methi Masoor Delight

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Quick Dals / quick Kadhis

Preparation Time: 20 mts( excluding soaking of Methi ) Cooking Time: 40 mts Total Time: 0 mins 6
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Ingredients

25 gms fenugreek (methi) leaves
50 gms masoor dal (split red lentil)
1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp oil
1 tsp desi ghee
2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp asafoetida (hing)

Method

Soak methi overnight in one cup of water.
Take a pressure pan and put masoor.pour water equivalent to four times the quantity of masoor.
Add the soaked methi with water to this.place it on fire , close the lid and allow the pressure to form.
After one whistle, lower the fire to minimum and cook for twenty five minutes.
Once the cooker is opened chilly powder and hing to it and season the dal with this.
Stir the dal well and serve it hot with rice.