# @cooking.is.happiness on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CECahRGF72j
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/79421856-cookingishappiness-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-08-18T16:41:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Prerna ✨Healthy & Easy (@cooking.is.happiness) — https://gondola.cc/cooking.is.happiness

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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 💁‍♀️
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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 😃
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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 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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