Aarti Paarti Ep. 3: My Mum's Dal (lentils)

This week, an Indian dish to whet your appetite... dal!
This is the dish of my youth, made by my mum on a weekly basis.
You'll need some special ingredients, so take a trip to your Indian grocer and get: two types of lentils (masoor and toor aka red and yellow), turmeric powder, asfoetida (hing), black mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves.

Check out my blog for the complete recipe!

www.aartilla.blogspot.com

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[StarryNightDiva]

I FINALLY got it down...I made this and didn't use the right pan for the spices, but this time I did, it looked just like your mom's - it is so good, thanks Aarti ~ :)

[aartipaarti]

oh great! fantastic!

[hdabara]

great recipe! What kind of knife are you using to chop the ginger??

[aartipaarti]

it's a ceramic knife! i loved it so -- it stays sharp forever, and it's so light, so you can chop for days (as long as it's nothing too hard and heavy, like butternut squash). but sadly, it's kaput... something fell on it and it snapped in two. :(

[bigballers522]

That looks lovely.

[aartipaarti]

thankyou!

[theswoonfactor]

I just saw the ring on your finger, now my hopes & dreams are crushed!

[TheHema18]

you can directly cook it in Pressure Cooker. Lentils doesn't need to soak and also the cooking time is cut to 15 mins from abt 45 mins!!

[crazyluv30]

my mom adds all of the spices and stuff straight to the dal when she makes it, it's my dads favorite dish of hers :D

[FM897]

That's the strangest looking knife I've ever seen. Is it made out of plastic?

[zee687]

I can make better dal, haha ,okay but thats about the only thing better than aarti :P., lubs ur videos girly.. u should upload some vids of soups hopefully, maybe winter time ;)

[Md1986ok]

Hey what is the name of the intro song? Tnx!

And i have to say: you look hot! XD

[Neiliooooo]

I just found this site looking up videos about lentils and found your page and must say that you are beautiful! Anyways, I just literally started adding lentils to my diet. I NEVER ate them before! I heard they are a "force multiplier" for fatloss, but besides that, they are amazing. I must agree...

[AisforAccidents]

The "scum" is just starch that is being cooked out of the lentils. It is the same thing that happens when you boil potatoes.

[lorenalara144]

PRECIOSA! HERMOSA PRESENTACION!..NATURAL EXPONTANEA...DELICIOSA¨¨ LA TENGO QUE PROBAR....GRACIAS POR ANOTAR LOS INGRADIENTES,,TE LLEVO CONMIGO A CASA. TE GRABE Y HARE LA RECETA DE TU MAMI¨¨

[MrRuggedboy27]

i made it yesterday after watching this video n their was no scum believe me, but i forgot tomato , must admit though i dont think the scum was as a result of tomato, also i used ginger garlic paste instead of actually cuttin n puttin both

peace

[celebrity19812004]

i have never watched you before until now. I have spent all day at work watching your show. LOVE IT. I have been on a major cooking show spree lately, Paula Deen, Lidia Bastianich and of Course Daisy Martinez.

Love it!