This Bengali masoor dal bhate recipe is a simple boiled masoor dal or red lentil dish often served with a dash of mustard oil and chopped red onions, chillies and fresh coriander leaves.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Bengali
Diet Gluten Free, Hindu, Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword Bengali Dal Recipes, Masoor Dal Recipes, masoor dal seddho recipe
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 5 minutesminutes
Total Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 2people
Calories 0.105kcal
Author Priyanka
Equipment
Stove Top
Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
¼cupMasoor Dal or Red Lentils
¼cupWater
1tspMustard Oil
Salt to Taste
¼tspTurmeric Powder
OnionFinely chopped for garnish
Green ChilliFinely chopped for garnish
Coriander LeavesFinely chopped for garnish
Instructions
Pressure cook the lentils with water, salt and turmeric powder. Allow it to whistle 2-3 times and then turn off the heat. Let the pressure cooker depressurise itself. Open it and check the consistency. If it's runny, turn on the heat and stir to let the extra water evaporate till you get mushy consistency. Turn off the heat.
¼ cup Masoor Dal or Red Lentils, ¼ cup Water, Salt to Taste, ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
Take the boiled lentils out on a bowl and serve it with the rest of ingredients.
1 tsp Mustard Oil, Onion, Green Chilli, Coriander Leaves