Easiest Way to Prepare Award-winning Dal Chingri/Red Lentils with Shrimps

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, dal chingri/red lentils with shrimps. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Dal Chingri/Red Lentils with Shrimps is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Dal Chingri/Red Lentils with Shrimps is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have dal chingri/red lentils with shrimps using 26 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Dal Chingri/Red Lentils with Shrimps:

1. Prepare 1 Cup Masoor Dal/Red Lentils: (Washed, Cleaned & Boiled)
2. Get 200 gms Fresh Prawns: Cleaned & Shelled
3. Prepare 1 tsp or To Taste Salt
4. Prepare 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
5. Make ready 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
6. Make ready 1/2 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
7. Take 2 tbsps Ghee
8. Prepare 1/2 tsp or To Taste Sugar
9. Make ready 1 Onion: Finely Chopped
10. Get 1/4 Cup Fresh Coriander Leaves: Finely Chopped
11. Prepare 3-4 Green Chillies: Slitted
12. Take 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
13. Get 2 Tempering Spices: Dry Red Chillies (Whole)
14. Prepare 2 Bay Leaves
15. Take 3-4 Cloves
16. Take 3-4 Green Cardamoms (Split)
17. Get 1 inch ” Cinnamon Stick
18. Make ready 1/4 tsp Black Peppercorns: Freshly Cracked
19. Prepare 2-3 tbsp Cooking Oil (Any)
20. Prepare 1 Black Cardamom (Split)
21. Make ready 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder: Homemade
22. Get 1 tbsp Roasted Cumin Seeds & Dry Red Chilli Powder: Bhuna Masala- Homemade
23. Get 1/4 Cup Fresh Green Peas: Optional
24. Make ready as required Garnish: A handful of Freshly Chopped Coriander Leaves
25. Take 1 tsp Ghee
26. Take 1 pinch Green Cardamom Powder

Steps to make Dal Chingri/Red Lentils with Shrimps:

1. First up: Wash, Clean & Boil the Dal with just 2 whistles or else, can do it simply in a kadhai/wok/pan itself… Check it out & set aside post turning off the flame…apply some salt & turmeric powder to the prawns before 15-20 mins of frying it
2. Now, in another frying pan: Add in the mustard oil & gently sauté the prawns 🍤 just for not more than 2 mins time…else, it’ll turn out rubbery- Set aside
3. Heat up a frying pan over the medium flame: Add in the Tempering Spices to it, sauté until it releases nice aroma- Now, add in the onions, sauté until translucent
4. Add in the Ginger & Garlic Paste, sauté until the raw smell goes off- add in the chopped tomatoes & green chillies, green peas & some salt- Sauté nicely, until it’s cooked really well- cover it to let it cook for about 5-6 mins time, stirring occasionally in between
5. Goes in the boiled dal into it now…mix everything well together until nicely combined, add in the sautéed prawns…pour in some more water and give it a nice mix too
6. Cover it & allow it to cook for another 5-7 mins time, stirring occasionally in between- checkout the consistency needed
7. Add in the salt (if required at all), add in the ghee, garam masala, bhuna masala, etc. and give it all a really good mix
8. Turn off the flame now & let it sit on the hot oven for the next 10-15 mins time by covering it with its lid on… Dish out after that…
9. Garnish with some freshly chopped coriander leaves, another small dollop of ghee & half a tsp of cardamom powder…It’s best had with plain Steamed Rice or Jeera Rice/Peas Pulao…Roti/Paratha or Naan…ENJOY

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