Dal gosht

 

Thanks Nazia for the recipe:)
Got this recipe from my old recipe diary  in which Vasudha had written down few recipes she liked,so that we could make it at home!
She loved and enjoyed the food at special Id luncheon at Nazia`s place!
The only difference in look is that my dal is not mashed!

Ingredients:
Chana dal or gram dal-1 and 1/4 cup or 1 and 1/2 katori (soaked )
Meat or gosht-250 gms,
Onion-1 chopped,
Onion-1 ground,
Pepper corn whole-1 tsp,
Cumin seeds-1 tsp,
Big cardamom-4,
Ginger paste or shredded-2 tsp,
Garlic paste-3 tsp,
Red chilli pwd-1 tsp,
Turmeric pwd-1/2 tsp,
Coriander pwd-3 tsp,
Tomato-1-chopped,
Oil or ghee-2 tbsp,
For garnish-ginger juliennes,green coriander leaves and few drops of lemon juice.

Method:
Soak the dal late evening and put in the fridge overnight or 4 to 5 hours day time.

Pressure cook the dal with salt and 1 and 1/2 cup of water.

Put the cooker in high heat and let it give 4 whisles.

Close gas.
Put kadhai on gas and pour 2 tbsp of oil.
As oil heats up add the pepper corn,big cardamom and cumin seeds.

As the spices change colour add the sliced onions and stir fry till they are light brown in colour.

Add the meat pieces and stir fry them until you see brown spots on them.

Add ginger garlic paste and bhunno till the rawness of the garlic is no more.

Add coriander pwd,turmeric pwd,red chilli pwd and bhunno on low to medium heat for few minutes.

Add the onion paste and salt, bhunno for few more minutes.

Add the chopped tomatoes and cover for a minute to soften it.

Transfer the boiled dal to a bowl.
In the same cooker,transfer the meat from the kadhai.

Pour 1 cup of water in the kadhai and warm it.

Pour the warm water in the cooker and close lid. 
Put on high heat.
As it gives out 1 whisle,lower the heat and let it simmer for 20 minutes or till meat is tender.

Check!

Once the meat is tender,add the cooked dal.

Mix.

Put the cooker on heat again add 1/2 tsp of garam masala.

Taste salt and cover the cooker with a steel plate.
Let it simmer for 5 minutes.

Close gas.
Take out in a bowl and garnish with ginger juiliennes,green coriander leaves and few drops of lemon juice( optional).
Enjoy dal gosht with paratha,roti or jeera pulao.