ककड़ी की दाल | Cucumber Dal | Sanjeev Kapoor Khazana

A tangy south Indian dal enriched with the goodness of cucumber tastes amazing. Serve it with some steaming hot rice to make it a heart-warming meal.

CUCUMBER DAL

Ingredients

2 medium cucumber, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
2 cups cooked pigeon peas (toor dal)
2 tbsps oil
½ mustard seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
¼ tsp asafoetida (hing)
1½ tbsps finely chopped garlic
3-4 dried red chillies, broken
2 green chillies, slit
10-15 curry leaves
1 medium tomato, finely chopped
¾ tsp red chilli powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp coriander powder
2 tsps sambhar masala
1½ tbsps tamarind water
Salt to taste
2 tsps chopped jaggery
Fresh coriander sprig for garnish
Steamed rice to serve

Method

1. Heat oil in an earthen pot. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add cumin seeds and let them change colour.
2. Add asafoetida, garlic, dried red chillies, green chillies and curry leaves and mix well. Cook till the garlic turns golden.
3. Add tomato and cucumber and mix well. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes.
4. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and mix well. Cook for 1 minute.
5. Add sambhar masala and tamarind water and mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
6. Add salt, and jaggery and mix well.
7. Stir in the cooked gram and 1 cup water and mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
8. Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with coriander sprig and serve hot with steamed rice.

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