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Subzi (Vegetable) Daal

Servings 4
Description
Vegetables simmered in a mildly flavoured daal based gravy, tasty & nutritious!
Ingredients
  • 1 cup vegetables - use any combination of choice (carrot, beans, peas, aloo, baby corn, corn etc)
  • 50 gms paneer (optional)
  • 1/2 cup 8 tbsp tur daal (split pigeon pea)
  • 2 tablespoons moong dal (split yellow gram)
  • 2 tablespoons chana dal (split bengal gram dal)
    • Tempering
  • 2 tablespoons ghee or vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
  • 1 red chilli (broken)
  • few curry leaves
  • 1 onion
  • 1-2 to mato (pureed or finely chopped)
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon garam masala powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon pav bhaji masala
  • salt to taste
  • juice of 1/2 lime
  • 1/4 cup coriander leaves (finely chopped)
    • Paste
  • 2-3 green chillies
  • 1/2 " ginger
  • 2 garlic (optional)
    • Garnish
  • Coriander leaves
    • To serve
  • steamed rice (peas pulao, jeera rice or phulkas)
Instructions
  1. Wash daals well. Add required water, turmeric powder, chilli powder. Pressure cook for 3-4 whisltes. Let steam escape. Open lid and mash daal light.
  2. Wash vegetables well. Prepare vegetables as per the type - peel, chop finely. Boil all vegetables with little salt.
  3. Puree or finely chop or grate tomatoes. Finely chop onions. Grind green chillies, ginger, garlic to a paste.
  4. Heat ghee or oil. Add mustard, cumin, asafoetida, red chilli. Let crackle.
  5. Add onions, curry leaves. Fry till onions turn translucent.
  6. Add tomatoes, fry till mushy.
  7. Add coriander leaves, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, pav bhaji masala, garam masala. Mix well.
  8. Add the cooked vegetables, paneer. Mix well.
  9. Add the daal, salt, water as required for consistency. Simmer 5-7 mins.
  10. Remove from heat, add lime juice. Garnish and serve hot.
Note

In the end you can give a tempering of ghee/ butter and red chilli powder for restaurant style presentation.
Use any combination vegetables of your choice.
You could use only tur dal too or tur dal with moong dal.
You can replace chana dal with masoor dal.
5. You can even add some kasuri methi towards the end for a different flavour.

Read it online: https://prathiruchi.com/recipe/subzi-vegetable-daal/