Lunch

Plain Daal/varan is for Lunch.

Plain Daal/varan takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Plain Daal/varan takes 10 minutes to cook.

Plain Daal/varan makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Plain Daal/varan are:

Yellow daal /shelled lentils 1 cup, half tomato, chilli pepper thinly sliced -1, salt to taste, asafoetida - a pinch, cumin seeds - 1tsp, mustard seeds -1 tsp, lemon juice -1 to 2 tsp per taste, garam masala 1 tsp, oil or ghee for phodni (tempering). Water 1 to 2 cups.

Here is how you make Plain Daal/varan:

pressure cook daal or soak lentils overnight and cook with 2 cups of water. Heat saucepan and add ghee. when ghee melts or oil is hot, add mustard seeds. When they start sputtering, ass cumin seed and asafoetida and turmeric. Add chopped chillis, tomato and onion (optional). Stir well. Add cooked daal, 1 cup water and stir. Add lemon juice, garam masala and mix well. cover and cook for another 10 minutes till cooked through. Garnish with chopped cilantro. Adjust water according to thickness desired. Serve thick daal with paratha and thinner version with rice.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RAINYDAY12.

The nutritional information for Plain Daal/varan is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 54.7

• Total Fat: 2.3 g
• Cholesterol: 4.2 mg
• Sodium: 298.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 6.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
• Protein: 2.6 g

The dietary needs meet for Plain Daal/varan is Vegan