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Cucumber Dal Recipe, Khira Kheera Kakdi Dal, How To Make Cucumber Dal Recipe

Name: cucumber dal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4

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Prep time
10 mins

Cook time
15 mins

Total time
25 mins

Author : Vahchef
Main Ingredient : Dall

Servings : 4 persons
Published date : June 09, 2018

Ingredients used in cucumber dal
• Toor dal - 1 cup.
• Cucumber - 1/2 numbers.
• Tomatoes (chopped) - 2 numbers.
• Onions (chopped) - 1/4 numbers.
• Lime - 1 numbers.
• Garlic cloves (chopped) - 2 clove.
• Dry red chillies - 2 numbers.
• Cilantro - 1/4 bunch.
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tea spoon.
• Salt - to taste to taste.
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tea spoon.
• Cumin seeds - 1/4 tea spoon.
• Oil - 2 tablespoons.
• Curry leaves - 2 springs.
• Hing powder/asafoetida - pinch.
Method:
Peel off the cucumber skin and cut into small cubes. Boil toor dal untilmash consistency and keep aside. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, dry red chilies when splutter add cumin seeds, chopped garlic, cook for about a minute. Then add chopped onion, curry leaves, green chilies, salt, hing, turmeric powder, chopped tomatoes, cucumber and let it cook by adding water till cucumber are cooked at least70%. After that add boiled dal along with a small piece of butter. Cook till desired consistency then squeeze in lime juice. At last, garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve it with hot rice.