GARLIC DAL RECIPE

Garlic dal is an easy and delicious recipe, can be served with steamed rice or roti. Usually, we add garlic while cooking dal, but in this recipe lot of garlic added.

Garlic is widely used around the world for its pungent flavour as a seasoning or condiment.

The garlic plant's bulb is the most commonly used part of the plant. With the exception of the single clove types, garlic bulbs are normally divided into numerous fleshy sections called cloves. 

Garlic cloves are used for consumption (raw or cooked) or for medicinal purposes. They have a characteristic pungent, spicy flavour that mellows and sweetens considerably with cooking.Garlic may be applied to different kinds of bread, usually in a medium of butter or oil, to create a variety of classic dishes, such as garlic bread, garlic toast, bruschetta, crostini and canapé. The flavour varies in intensity and aroma with the different cooking methods. It is often paired with onion, tomato, or ginger.

Health Benefits : 

• Garlic Is Highly Nutritious But Has Very Few Calories
• Garlic Contains a Compound Called Allicin, Which Has Potent Medicinal Properties
• Garlic Can Combat Sickness, Including the Common Cold
• The Active Compounds in Garlic Can Reduce Blood Pressure
• Garlic Improves Cholesterol Levels, Which May Lower the Risk of Heart Disease
• Garlic Contains Antioxidants That May Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
• Eating Garlic Can Help Detoxify Heavy Metals in the Body
• Garlic May Improve Bone Health

Ingredients : 

• 1 Cup Toor Dal 
• 10 Garlic 
• 1 Onion Chopped 
• 2 Dried Red Chilli 
• 1/2 Tablespoon Cumin Seeds 
• 1/2 Tablespoon Mustard Seeds 
• 1 Green Chilli 
• 1/2 Tablespoon Ginger 
• Curry Leaves 
• Coriander leaves to garnish 
• 1/2 Tablespoon Turmeric Powder 
• 2 Tablespoon Coconut oil 

To make Garlic Dal at home follow the detailed step by step recipe with photos posted below

Step By Step Picture Instructions : 

1. Soak toor dal for 10 minutes 
2. Pressure cook the soaked toor dal with turmeric powder 
   
3. Once pressure is released, mash the dal 
4. In a pan, temper cumin, mustard seeds, dried red chilli and curry leaves in coconut oil
   
    
5. Add slit green chilli and ginger, roast for a  minute
   
6. Add garlic chunks and roast until golden brown 
   
7. Add finely chopped onion and saute 
   
8. Add the mashed dal and bring to boil 
   
9. Add 1/4 cup of water and boil for 5 minutes 
10. Add chopped coriander leaves to the dal 
    
11. Serve hot 
    

I served garlic dal with steamed rice.