Recipe Detail
You will need the following ingredients to serve four people:
Black lentils - 200 grams
Water - 1/2 liter
Refined butter -30 ml
Cumin seeds - 1/2 table spoon
Dry chilies - 4 pieces
Garlic - 200 grams
Tomato - 200 grams
Jimbu - 1 table spoon
Chili powder - 1/2 table spoon
Cumin powder - 1/2 table spoon
Coriander - 1 bunch
Salt - to taste
You will also need the following utensils:
1 Chopping knife
1 Chopping board
1 Serving bowl
1 Sauce pan
1 Pressure cooker
1 Ladle
Step 1
Wash 200 grams of black lentils, add 1/2 liter of water and put the lentils to boil in a pressure cooker
Step 2
Boil for 45 minutes or 5 pressure cooker whistles
Step 3
In a sauce pan add 30 ml of refined butter and fry 1 table spoon of cumin seeds and 4 pieces of dry red chilies
Step 4
Chop the garlic and the tomato into small pieces
Step 5
Add 2 table spoons of garlic and 3 table spoons of tomatoes
Step 6
Add 1 table spoon of the Nepali herb jimbu and 1/2 table spoon each of chili powder and cumin powder
Step 7
Add the prepared lentils, stir well and add water as desired
Step 8
Add salt according to taste and boil for 15 minutes
Step 9
Put the lentils in a serving bowl, chop the coriander and sprinkle over it
