Kheema fry and Masoor masala dal

It seems like its been a long time that I made dal. But not any regular dal. The dal I am making today is called Masoor Dal . My mom used to make it seldom. She used to say that this dal or Legume is not good for you. For some reason she used to say that masoor dal will make your knees painful. Donno how far it is true but I make it a little bit more often than her

            And I had this ground lamb which I wanted to make. So I made kheema fry. And I am serving these with Basmati rice and these will be great with plain roti also

Masoor Masala Dal (Red lentils with Indian Spices)

Masoor Masala Dal

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup masoor dal
2. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric, cumin, mustard seeds, citric acid (or 2 tablespoons of lemon juice)
3. 2 green chillies
4. 1 medium tomato chopped fine
5. 1 tablespoon oil

In a heavy bottomed pan add the masoor dal with 4 cups of water along with turmeric and slit green chillies and boil for 20 minutes. In a pan heat the oil and fry the cumin and muatrd seeds till they start spluttering. Add the tomatoes and fry till they become pulpy. Add all the other ingredients and fry for a couple of more minutes and add it back to the boiled dal and simmer for 5-7 minutes. Enjoy with roti or plain rice

Kheema Fry (Ground lamb fried with spices)

Kheema Fry

Ingredients:

1. 1 lb ground lamb
2. 1 small onion chopped fine
3. 1 teaspoon each of salt, cumin powder, coriander powder, ginger-garlic paste
4. 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
5. 2 cloves, 1/2 inch cinnamon, 1 elaichi
6. 2 tablespoons oil

In a pressure cooker heat the oil and fry the onions till they become light brown. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for a couple of minutes. Add all the other ingredients and fry for 5-7 minutes. Close the cooker and cook for 2 whistles along with 1/2 cup water. After the steam escapes open the cooker and simmer till all the water escapes. Fry till all the water escapes and it starts to smell really nice. Garnish with cilantro and enjoy