Name: Daineiiong (Dal curry with sesame seeds/ Black sesame rice and jadoh) recipe by Dorothy Nair at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup tuvar dal; 2 tbsp black sesame seeds; 1 tsp ginger, grated; 2 green chillies; Salt to taste; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

ABOUT Daineiiong (Dal curry with sesame seeds/ Black sesame rice and jadoh) RECIPE

It's a North East dish, a part of the Garo-Khasi cuisine, the key ingredient being black sesame seeds.

Ingredients Serving: 4

1/2 cup tuvar dal
2 tbsp black sesame seeds
1 tsp ginger, grated
2 green chillies
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp turmeric powder

Instructions

Pressure cook the dal.
Once done open the lid and mash the dal. Keep it aside.
Now dry roast the sesame seeds and make a paste of it with water in the mixer.
Take a vessel, put in some oil or ghee and add the ginger paste, slit the green chillies and fry till the raw smell of ginger goes away. Then add the sesame paste and fry the masala.
Next add the mashed dal and mix it well. Note to keep the dal a little thick.
Remove and garnish with a little pure ghee and eat it with jadoh, another Khasi delicacy.

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