Thikri Ki Dal Baghar cooking is induced.Dal made more fragrant by dipping a red hot piece of terracotta. 'Thikri' means pieces of freshly broken earthenware pot which are used to season this unusual masoor dal dish. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe. By Sanjeev Kapoor 25 Apr 2018 in Recipes Course New Update Main Ingredients Split red lentil (masoor dal), Salt Cuisine Rajasthani Course Dals and Kadhis Prep Time 41-50 minutes Cook time 41-50 minutes Serve 4 Taste Spicy Level of Cooking Difficult Others Veg Advertisment Ingredients list for Thikri Ki Dal 1 1/2 cups Split red lentil (masoor dal) to taste Salt 1/2 tablespoons Red chilli powder 1/4 tablespoons Turmeric powder 6 tablespoons Ghee 1 large Onion 2 tablespoons Fresh coriander leaves 4 Green chillies broken into 2 2 tablespoons Lemon juice 8-10 cloves Garlic 25 Curry leaves 4-5 Red chillies 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds 1/4 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) 2 three to Earthenware bowls (kulhad) broken Method Advertisment Wash lentils and boil in five cups of water adding salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder. When half cooked, add one tablespoon of ghee. When lentils are cooked, mash and keep aside. Peel, wash and finely slice onion. Clean, wash and coarsely chop coriander leaves. Remove stems, wash and break green chillies into large pieces. Peel, wash and finely chop garlic. Wash curry leaves and pat them dry. Remove stems of red chillies. Heat the cooked lentils. Separately heat two to three tablespoons of ghee and fry the onion till golden brown. Add to the lentils. Add green chillies and coriander leaves and cook for five minutes over low heat. For baghar, heat three tablespoons of ghee. Add cumin seeds, whole red chillies, garlic, fenugreek seeds and curry leaves. When the chillies darken, pour the baghar over the lentils and cover immediately. Wash the pieces of earthen pot. Heat on burning charcoal or gas till red. Put them in the lentils as a second baghar and cover immediately. Add lemon juice before serving Nutrition Info Calories 1366 Carbohydrates 189.9 Protein 77.4 Fat 32.9 #Cumin seeds #Curry leaves #Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) #Fresh coriander leaves #Garlic #Ghee #Lemon juice #Onion #Red chilli powder #Red chillies #Salt #Split red lentil (masoor dal) #Turmeric powder Subscribe to our Newsletter! Be the first to get exclusive offers and the latest news Subscribe Now You May Also like Advertisment Read the Next Article