Mumbai and Gujarat

Parsi masoor

Name: Parsi masoor
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Parsi
Ingredients: 1 cup soaked 2 hours whole masoor (brown lentils); 2 chopped onion; 2 chopped tomato; 1 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 3 green chilli; 1 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tsp dhansak masala; 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); 3 1/4 cups water; Salt, to taste

Whole masoor cooked with onion, tomato and Parsi spices. Weekday Parsi comfort.

45 minTime

14 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayWhole masoor and Parsi masala.

The original

281kcalsame

14 gproteinsame

8 gfibresame

45minutessame

Parsi masoor as Parsi homes make it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Whole masoor (brown lentils)1 cup, soaked 2 hours

Onion2, chopped

Tomato2, chopped

Ginger garlic paste1½ tbsp

Green chilli3

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Dhansak masala2 tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Water3¼ cups

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Pressure cook masoor with water and turmeric for 3 whistles. Let the pressure release naturally.
2Fry onion in oil until golden, add ginger garlic, chillies and tomato.
3Add powders and dhansak masala, then the masoor with liquid; simmer.
4Finish with coriander.

Serve it like this

Serve in a bowl with rotli or rice, kachumber and a fried egg on the side if you like.

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Parsi masoor

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