Dal bhorta
Dal bhorta, from above
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Dal bhorta

Thick cooked lentils mashed with fried onion, chilli and mustard oil. Dal you can shape into a ball.

30 minTime
10 gProtein each
mediumSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayThick masoor dal mashed with mustard oil and fried chilli.
The original
190kcalsame
10 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
30minutessame

Classic dal bhorta.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Masoor dal (red lentils)¾ cup
Water1¼ cups
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Mustard oil1½ tbsp
Onion1 small, sliced
Garlic2 cloves
Dried red chilli2
Green chilli1
Coriander leaves (cilantro)chopped
Saltto taste

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Pressure cook the dal with turmeric and salt in just enough water, then cook off any liquid.
  2. 2Fry onion, garlic and dried chilli in mustard oil until golden.
  3. 3Mash the dal with the fried mix, green chilli and coriander.
Serve it like this

Shape into a mound beside rice with aloo bhorta and a fried egg for a full bhorta plate.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Dal bhorta: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Morog polao90 min
Bread or rice Kacchi biryani180 min
With a main Beef kala bhuna150 min
With a main Kadai paneer35 min
On the side Aloo bhorta25 min
On the side Shutki bhorta30 min
To drink Sol kadhi40 min
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