# @cooking.is.happiness on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CJY8OIVl_jD
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/79421196-cookingishappiness-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-12-29T17:16:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Prerna ✨Healthy & Easy (@cooking.is.happiness) — https://gondola.cc/cooking.is.happiness

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Have you tried my Masoor Dal Salad ? A hearty bowl, perfect for a satisfying lunch/dinner 🤤 You know my love for lentil salads simply cos they’re nourishing, protein rich, taste delicious and comforting to taste buds 🥰 The only trick for making the perfect dal salad is to just cook your lentils right to retain a grainy texture yet ensuring its tender and cooked 🧡 Keep the water level just enough to cover the dal and watch out the timing to pressure cook 😇 
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Play around with your salad recipes and add variety and colors to get the maximum flavors. For this bowl I wanted the veggies to be a little thicker instead of finely chopped, sliced onions sounded better, lots of mint or cilantro and tofu cubes for some extra protein and feta feels - all tossed in a simple olive oil & lime dressing, roasted cumin powder for all the more magic 💁‍♀️
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Recipe
1/4 cup Masoor dal soaked in hot water for 1 hour (2 hours preferred if time allows) pressure cook dal, 1 bay leaf, 1 tsp salt, 2 cups water in Instant pot for 10 mins, natural release pressure or cook in a pressure cooker - drain water (reserve to use later in soups or dough) and run under cold water, keep aside. Dice cucumber, bell pepper, tomatoes, sliced onions, finely chopped lots of mint and tofu cubes- combine with dal and add 1 tsp black salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder , 1/2 tsp red chili powder, 1 tbsp olive oil, juice of 1 lime. Mix well and indulge 😁
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