Kali Dal

Name: Kali Dal
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons garam masala; 125 ml (½ cup) cream; ¼ teaspoon chilli powder; 1 green chilli, roughly chopped; 125 ml (½ cup) oil; 2 tablespoons ground cumin; 1 tablespoon ground coriander; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 onion, roughly chopped; 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 5 cm (2 inch) piece of ginger, roughly chopped; 250 g (9 oz) whole black gram (sabat urad)

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food of India

By Priya Wickramasinghe and Carol Selva Rajah

Published 2005

About

Dal, which is both the name of the lentils, and in this case the dish, is part of the staple diet in India. This is a sumptuous version of a simple dish served with rotis in sikh gurudwaras (temples). Kali means black and the gram in this dish have a black skin.

Ingredients

250 g (9 oz) whole black gram (sabat urad)
1 onion, roughly chopped

Asia
India
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Put the whole black gram in a large, heavy-based saucepan, add 2 litres (8 cups) water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour, or until the dal feels soft when pressed between the thu