Pick, wash and soak whole black gram lentils and red kidney beans overnight in three cups of water. Drain. Boil whole black gram lentils and red kidney beans in three cups of water with salt and half the red chilli powder for three whistles in pressure cooker. Add half the ginger. [...]

There are two varieties of this daal, oily and non-oily. The oily variant has a longer shelf life. Toor daal is a good source of carbohydrates and also high in dietary fibre. If you like this and want to try more exciting recipes then buy "Authentic Indian Food" by Anjula Devi. [...]