Steps to Make Super Quick Homemade Dal Chingri/Red Lentils with Shrimps

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have dal chingri/red lentils with shrimps using 26 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Dal Chingri/Red Lentils with Shrimps:

1. Take 1 Cup Masoor Dal/Red Lentils: (Washed, Cleaned & Boiled)
2. Get 200 gms Fresh Prawns: Cleaned & Shelled
3. Make ready 1 tsp or To Taste Salt
4. Make ready 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
5. Take 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
7. Take 2 tbsps Ghee
8. Take 1/2 tsp or To Taste Sugar
9. Get 1 Onion: Finely Chopped
10. Take 1/4 Cup Fresh Coriander Leaves: Finely Chopped
11. Take 3-4 Green Chillies: Slitted
12. Take 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
13. Make ready 2 Tempering Spices: Dry Red Chillies (Whole)
14. Make ready 2 Bay Leaves
15. Get 3-4 Cloves
16. Prepare 3-4 Green Cardamoms (Split)
17. Prepare 1 inch ” Cinnamon Stick
18. Take 1/4 tsp Black Peppercorns: Freshly Cracked
19. Get 2-3 tbsp Cooking Oil (Any)
20. Prepare 1 Black Cardamom (Split)
21. Take 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder: Homemade
22. Take 1 tbsp Roasted Cumin Seeds & Dry Red Chilli Powder: Bhuna Masala- Homemade
23. Prepare 1/4 Cup Fresh Green Peas: Optional
24. Prepare as required Garnish: A handful of Freshly Chopped Coriander Leaves
25. Get 1 tsp Ghee
26. Get 1 pinch Green Cardamom Powder

Steps to make Dal Chingri/Red Lentils with Shrimps:

1. First up: Wash, Clean & Boil the Dal with just 2 whistles or else, can do it simply in a kadhai/wok/pan itself… Check it out & set aside post turning off the flame…apply some salt & turmeric powder to the prawns before 15-20 mins of frying it
2. Now, in another frying pan: Add in the mustard oil & gently sauté the prawns 🍤 just for not more than 2 mins time…else, it’ll turn out rubbery- Set aside
3. Heat up a frying pan over the medium flame: Add in the Tempering Spices to it, sauté until it releases nice aroma- Now, add in the onions, sauté until translucent
4. Add in the Ginger & Garlic Paste, sauté until the raw smell goes off- add in the chopped tomatoes & green chillies, green peas & some salt- Sauté nicely, until it’s cooked really well- cover it to let it cook for about 5-6 mins time, stirring occasionally in between
5. Goes in the boiled dal into it now…mix everything well together until nicely combined, add in the sautéed prawns…pour in some more water and give it a nice mix too
6. Cover it & allow it to cook for another 5-7 mins time, stirring occasionally in between- checkout the consistency needed
7. Add in the salt (if required at all), add in the ghee, garam masala, bhuna masala, etc. and give it all a really good mix
8. Turn off the flame now & let it sit on the hot oven for the next 10-15 mins time by covering it with its lid on… Dish out after that…
9. Garnish with some freshly chopped coriander leaves, another small dollop of ghee & half a tsp of cardamom powder…It’s best had with plain Steamed Rice or Jeera Rice/Peas Pulao…Roti/Paratha or Naan…ENJOY

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