Okay pour your thoughts - 1st picture or 2nd? What’s cooking? Dal Salad made a hearty bowl for dinner last night 🤤 I love lentil and legume salads, they make a nourishing meal, are protein rich, ofcourse taste delicious and comforting to taste buds 😁 My Monday menu mostly has Dal or Khichdi, but yesterday made a satisfying masoor dal salad instead. Kept the veggies a little thicker this time instead of finely chopped, sliced onions sounded better, lots of mint instead of cilantro and tofu cubes - all tossed in a simple olive oil lime dressing, quick and best 💁‍♀️ . . After the chana dal salad hitting the spot, I’ve been thinking of trying this one. The only trick for dal salads is to just cook it right to retain a grainy texture yet ensuring its soft and cooked, timing matters here yes 😃 . . 1 1/4 cup Masoor dal soaked in hotttt water for 1 hour (2 hours preferred if time allows) pressure cook dal, 1 bay leaf, 1 tsp salt, 2 cups water in IP for 10 mins, natural release pressure or ...