Parsley Dal (Lentils)

          Few weeks back, when I bought this big bunch of parsley, I didn't have a clue where to use it or how to use it, yet I got it, thanks to food blogging. But now, I think I can do at least a couple of dishes with it like the potato parsley parathas, parsley pilaf and now this dal. I used chana dal or bengal gram dal in this, which is very diabetic friendly because of its low glycemic index and also parsley is a good source of fiber. It tasted great, a nice combination with both rice or rotis..

Need To Have

• Chana Dal - 1 cup
• Chopped Parsley - 1/2 cup and some more to garnish
• Red Pepper Or Capsicum - 1 big chopped
• Onion - 1 chopped
• Garlic - 3 cloves chopped
• Tomato - 1 chopped
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• Chilli Powder - 1 teaspoon
• Coriander Powder - 1 teaspoon
• Roasted Cumin Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• Garam Masala - 1/2 teaspoon
• Cumin Seeds - 1 teaspoon
• Cloves - 2

Method

          Pressure cook the chana dal with the turmeric powder. Heat oil, add the cloves and cumin seeds, once the spluttering stops add the onion and garlic till the raw smell goes. Then add the tomatoes, saute for a couple of mins, add the capsicum and 1/2 cup parsley, saute for some more time. Add the chilli, coriander and the cumin powder, mix for some more time, add the cooked dal and some water. Simmer for 5 more mins and add the garam masala and the remaining parsley, mix and switch off. The dal was very flavorful, and went perfectly well with the rotis.

Sending it to Sara's Corner for the Women's Day Celebration event,
                to Shama's Easy2cook Recipes for Sara's Cooking With Love - Granddad Series event,
                to Vegetarian Food And Me for I'm The Star event,
                to Spicy Treats for the Show Me The Hits - Fiber Rich Foods event,
                to Sumee's Culinary Bites for the Bon Vivant event,
                to Zesty Palette for Vidhya's Love Lock Series - Legumes event,
                to Taste Of Pearl City for the Healthy Morsels - Pregnancy event,
                to Zesty South Indian Kitchen for the Hearth And Soul Blog Hop event and
                to Srav's Cooking Concepts for the Vegan Diet - Only Plant Based event.

Note

You can soak the chana dal for a couple of hours and cook it in a pot instead of pressure cooking. 

Can leave out the garlic and add ginger or use both.