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Mix Daal

A perfect blend of lentils, slow-cooked with desi spices, thick, flavorful & nutritious.

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Mix Daal

🌟 Mix Daal (Rich, Protein-Packed Comfort Food) A perfect blend of lentils, slow-cooked with desi spices — thick, flavorful & nutritious.

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Mix Daal

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Mix Daal

A perfect blend of lentils, slow-cooked with desi spices, thick, flavorful & nutritious.

5.0 from 1 rating
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CourseMain course
  • CuisinePakistani

Ingredients 15

4 servings

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Instructions 9

  1. Soak all for 4 hours.

  2. Add soaked daals to pressure cooker.

  3. Add 1 chopped onion, 1 chopped tomato, 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste.

  4. Add spices: 1½ tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp chilli flakes, salt to taste, ½ tsp turmeric and 1 chicken cube.

  5. Add 8 cups water, mix well.

  6. Pressure cook 20-25 mins (medium flame)

  7. Final touch: check consistency; if thick, add 1 cup water & simmer 5 mins; add coriander, lemon, green chillies, julienne ginger.

  8. Tarka: heat oil; add sliced onion, garlic, 1 tsp cumin (zeera), whole red chillies; fry golden & pour over daal.

  9. Serve with rice or roti/naan.

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