Biuli dal is one of my favourite dal. To me the memories of Biuli or Urad dal goes back to childhood, when maa would invariably make Urad dal | Biuli dal on Tuesdays, since that was marked as a vegetarian day for our family. Along with Urad dal | Biuli dal and rice, would be posto baata and aloo-posto. Today let me share the Urad dal | Biuli dal Recipe which maa cooks in her bengali simple style!
Total time required for the Urad dal | Biuli dal Recipe: 45 minutes
Ingredients needed for Urad dal | Biuli dal Recipe:
- 1 cup Biuli dal
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- Mustard oil
- Fennel seeds – 1/3 tsp
- Kalonji or onion seeds – 1/3 rd tsp
- 1/2 tsp hing it asafetida
- 3 red dry chillies
- 1 inch ginger – grated
- 2 bay leaves
Urad dal | Biuli dal Recipe:
- Dry roast the Biuli dal or Urad dal till it turns a bit brownish – reddish in colour
- Wash it and put it into a pressure cooker with water, turmeric powder, salt for upto 7 – 8 whistles
- Once the pressure settles in, add water and bring the dal to boil. Cook till it comes to the desired consistency. The dal should be mashable
- Now, in a tadka pan, heat Mustard oil. Add bay leaves, red dry chillies, ginger, kalonji, fennel seeds and prepare the tadka. Pour it over the dal and simmer for 2 more minutes
- Sprinkle hing or asafetida and cover with lid. Switch off flame
Your Urad dal | Biuli dal Recipe is here. Do make it. It’s really simple. Is it not!