Navalkol Dal Recipe
Navalkol dal recipe is made with Kohlrabi. Kohlrabi is known as knolkol or navalkol in Indian languages. I like the sound of knolkol so I will be using that name here on this page.
Equipment
- 1 pressure cooker or a pot to cook dal and knolkol
- 1 Pan or kadai
Ingredients
Ingredients for navalkol dal curry
- 1 cup Knolkol – 1 cup cut into bite sized pieces.
- ½ tsp Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
- ½ tsp Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
- ¼ tsp Red chili powder – 1/4 teaspoon.
- ½ tsp Salt – 1/2 tsp according to taste.
- ½ cup Masoor dal / red lentil
- 1 tbsp Freshly grated coconut optional .
- ½ tsp Sugar/ jaggery – 1/2 tsp.
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp.
- ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder – 1/2 tsp
Tempering Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Oil
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- ½ tsp Mustard seeds
- ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
- ¼ tsp Asafoetida / hing
Instructions
Step by step instructions for making kohlrabi and lentil curry :
- Boil knolkol and dal together in 1 1/2 cup water till just done(it will take about 10-15 minutes). Or you can pressure cook it together.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add mustard and cumin seed. When they stop spluttering, add Asafoetida (hing) and turmeric powder.
- Add the cooked knolkol/masoor dal mix.
- Add chili powder, cumin and coriander powder, curry leaves.
- Add salt, sugar. Stir and continue cooking.
- Add a little water to get the desired consistency. It should be dal like consistency. Neither too watery nor too thick.
- Cook on low flame for 5 minutes. Add fresh coconut, chopped Coriander leaves(cilantro). Mix well.
- Serve it with Steamed Rice or Chapati
Notes
Tips and variations
- To reduce final cooking time, you can cook kohlrabi and dal for 10 minutes before adding to seasoning.
- Or you can pressure cook it.
- Though I am not using onion and garlic in this recipe, you may add it if you like. Add onion in the tempering, add chopped garlic or garlic paste and fry for a minute. Then add the cooked dal and navalkol.