Parsi Dal  | Indian Food and Recipes

Parsi Dal

Parsi Dal is a plain dal dish. It is marked by use of garlic. Though the Parsi Dal is quite mild yet packed with lots of garlic and if you are a garlic lover, it’s the Dal for you. Parsi Dal can be had with plain rice or jeera rice. Learn how to make Parsi Dal using our easy to make Parsi Dal recipes

Ingredients for making Parsi Daal 

• 1 cup Split Red Lentil (Masoor Dal)
• 3-4 cup water
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• A pinch of Turmeric Powder
• 2 chopped Green Chilli  
• 2 flakes chopped Garlic
• 2 tbsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)
• 1 tbsp chopped Coriander Leaves
• Salt to taste

Method to prepare parsi dal

1. Clean and wash the daal.
2. Add daal, water, turmeric powder and salt in a pressure cooker and Pressure cook all the material for 2 whistles. And then simmer the flame for 10 minutes. Then remove from the flame.
3. Mash the dal with a wooden spoon. Keep aside in a pan.
4. Heat the Clarified Butter in a pan,add the cumin seeds, garlic, salt, green chillies in it. Fry for a minute over a low flame and pour over the dal.
5. Again cook the daal for 2 minutes. Remove from the flame.
6. Garnished parsi daal with the corriander leaves.
7. Serve hot with plain rice/jeera rice or chapattis.

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