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I received the Dishoom cookbook for Christmas, I’m trying the Daal first :/. They don’t say if I should cover the Daal while cooking. It seems like it would be far too watery with a lid on. They even talk of adding water if it gets low.
Follow-up edit: mistakes were made but ok for a first try. I left it off and simmering for 1.5hrs but it was still pretty watery. I should have started with less water. Then I forgot the cream until after the first bowl… Oops. Thanks for all the tips!
I tend to leave the lid half off, so that it can reduce but it also doesn’t splash everywhere.
You need a crack to let water/steam out, but you still want a cover on to keep the heat in and thus save energy. (it isn’t much energy, but it is still energy saved, and most likely CO2 saved)