Lucknow, jo apni tehzeeb aur nawabi khane ke liye mashhoor hai, wahaan ki dal bhi kuch kam nahi hai. Lucknowi Dal ka swad ekdum khas aur lajawab hota hai. Is blog mein hum baat karenge kaise aap ghar par Lucknowi Dal bana sakte hain, jo aapke khaane mein nawabi rang bhar degi.
Ingredients (Samagri):
1 cup arhar dal (toor dal)
1/2 cup chana dal
1/4 cup moong dal
1/4 cup urad dal
1 large onion (bareek kata hua)
2 tomatoes (bareek kate hue)
2-3 green chillies (bareek kati hui)
1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste (adrak-lehsun ka paste)
1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
1 teaspoon red chili powder (lal mirch powder)
1 teaspoon garam masala
2 tablespoons ghee
Salt to taste (namak swad anusaar)
Fresh coriander leaves for garnishing (hare dhaniye ke patte)
1 tablespoon fresh cream (optional)
Method (Vidhi):
Dal ko prepare karna:
Dal ko bhigo dena: Pehle, saari dal ko acchi tarah se paani se dho lein. Phir inhe 30 minute ke liye bhigo dein. Yeh kaddukas hone mein madad karega aur dal jaldi se pak jayegi.
Dal ko pressure cook karna: Ab ek pressure cooker mein dal daal kar usme lagbhag 3-4 cups paani dal dein. Haldi aur thoda namak daal kar cooker ka dhakkan band kar dein. 3-4 seetiyaan lagne tak dal ko paka lein. Jab seetiyaan lag jayein, gas band karke cooker ka pressure nikalne dein.
Tadka taiyaar karna:
Ghee garam karna: Ek bade pan ya kadhai mein ghee garam karein. Jab ghee garam ho jaye, usme jeera daal dein. Jeera jab chhankne lage, tab usme adrakh-lehsun ka paste daal kar bhun lein.
Pyaaz bhunna: Ab isme bareek kata hua pyaaz daal kar bhun lein. Pyaaz ko tab tak bhunna hai jab tak wo golden brown na ho jaye. Isse dal ka swad aur badh jaata hai.
Tomato aur masale milana: Jab pyaaz acchi tarah se bhun jaye, to isme bareek kate hue tamatar, hare mirch, lal mirch powder aur thoda sa namak daal kar bhun lein. Tamatar ko achche se mash kar lein taaki ek smooth gravy ban jaye.
Dal ko tadka milana:
Dal ko tadka mein milana: Ab pressure cooker mein se paki hui dal ko is tadka mein daal dein. Dal ko acchi tarah se mix karein aur agar dal bahut gaadhi lag rahi ho to thoda paani aur daal kar desired consistency tak le aayein.
Garam masala aur fresh cream milana: Dal ko mix karne ke baad isme garam masala daal kar acchi tarah se mila lein. Agar aap chahte hain to is stage par ek tablespoon fresh cream bhi mila sakte hain taaki dal ka texture aur creamy ho jaye.
Dal ko simmer karna: Dal ko ache se mix karne ke baad, use 10-15 minute tak dhimi aanch par sim karne dein. Yeh step dal ko ekdum nawabi swad dega.
Garnish aur Serve karna:
Garnish: Jab dal ache se pak jaye, to use hare dhaniye ke patton se garnish karein. Garnish karne se dal aur bhi sundar aur swadisth lagti hai.
Serve: Garma garam Lucknowi Dal ko tandoori roti, naan, ya jeera rice ke saath serve karein. Is dal ka swad itna lajawab hota hai ki yeh aapke khaane ka star dish ban jayegi.
Tips aur Tricks:
Dal ko raat bhar bhigoein: Agar aapke paas time ho, to dal ko raat bhar ke liye bhigo dein. Isse dal aur bhi soft aur tasty banegi.
Ghee ka upyog: Lucknowi Dal ka asli swad tab aata hai jab usme ghee ka upyog kiya jaye. Aap tel bhi use kar sakte hain, par ghee is dish ko ekdum asli nawabi touch deta hai.
Smoke dal with charcoal: Agar aap dal ko ek smokey flavor dena chahte hain, to ek chhota sa garam koyla lein aur usse dal ke beech mein rakhein. Koyla ko thoda ghee dal kar cover kar dein. Thodi der baad, dal ek dum restaurant-style smokey ho jayegi.
Lucknowi Dal ki Khushbu aur Rasoi ki Baaten
Lucknowi Dal sirf ek dish nahi, balki yeh ek rasoi ki dastaan hai. Yeh dal Lucknow ki galiyon aur wahaan ke nawabi rang rang ke swad ko apne andar samet leti hai. Jab bhi aap yeh dal banayenge, aapko mehsoos hoga ki aap Lucknow ki rasoi mein khade hain, jahan par har cheez mein ek nawabi thaat aur swad basa hota hai.
Aakhri Baten:
Lucknowi Dal ko banate waqt bas ek cheez ka dhyan rakhna hai, aur wo hai pyar aur shiddat. Jab aap is dal ko bana rahe hote hain, to apne andar ke chef ko bahar nikalein aur is dish ko apne manpasand ingredients aur style se banayein. Har ek kadam mein, har ek masale mein, aur har ek tadke mein apna pyar dalein, aur dekhein kaise aapki rasoi mein ek nawabi swad aur mehmaan nawazi ka rang chhajata hai.
Toh dosto, agle waqt jab aap kuch nawabi swad ka man karein, toh Lucknowi Dal zaroor try karein. Yeh dal sirf aapke pet ko hi nahi, balki aapke dil ko bhi poora karegi. Happy cooking!
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