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Masoor Dal Carrot Sambar (Indian Dal Curry) Recipe
by Navaneetham Krishnan

Masoor Dal Carrot Sambar (Indian Dal Curry)

Enjoy the deliciousness with bread, tosai, idli, roti canai or rice. For me, it has to be rice; mash, mash and yum, yum!!!

Rating: 4/5
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Prep time: Indian
Cook time: Servings: 5 person

Goes Well With: it's a side dish

Ingredients

  • 1 cup masoor dal - soaked for 20 minutes and rinsed
  • 1 medium size carrot - remove skin and cut into medium size stripes
  • 5 shallots - remove skin
  • 1/2 inch ginger - sliced thinly
  • 1 1/2 tsp turmeric/kunyit powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp (more if you like) curry powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder
  • Tempering
  • 3 sprigs curry leaves - shredded/sliced
  • 2-3 dried red chilies - cut into pieces
  • 1 tsp black mustard seeds
  • 2 tbsp oil

Directions

  1. Add dal, shallots, ginger and turmeric in a pot.
  2. Pour about 3 cups of water.
  3. Simmer and cook till dal is half cooked.
  4. Put in carrot stripes, coriander and chili powder.
  5. Season with salt.
  6. Stir and let it simmer (about 5 mins)
  7. Note: longer if you prefer carrot to soften further.
  8. In another pan, heat oil and temper curry leaves, chilies and
  9. mustard seeds.
  10. Tip into sambar mixture.
  11. Off the heat and stir in yoghurt.