Classic Dal Recipes

My friend, who is a professional chef at Oberoi Hotel, gave me this Dal Tadka recipe. I like this healthy Dal Tadka recipe very much. Dal Tadka is a very common dish in the India. It is a good source of high protein. It is primarily eaten during Lunch. Dal... - 55.1066

GETTING READY 1) Pound whole spices coarsely. 2) Make a ginger and one onion paste. 3) Fry the other onion until crisp and golden. Keep aside. MAKING 4) Par-cook the rice and the dals in separate containers. Strain and keep aside. 5) In a pan, heat ghee and... - 50.8578

Heat oil. Fry onions and whole spices till onion is golden brown. Add in the ground masala and fry for 2-3 mins. Add in the salt and dall. Mix well. Remove from fire. Add in the tomatoes, mint and coriander leaves. In a greased vessel, put in a thin layer of... - 48.9266

Pick over and rinse the lentils or split peas. Place the water and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Add the lentils and cook until soft but not mushy. Drain and set aside. Heat the oil in a wok or any round-bottomed pan over medium... - 48.398

1. Clean red gram and boil with peanuts in 4 cups of water. 2. Clean and cut brinjal, potatoes and tomatoes. 3. Add to the cooked red gram and peanuts, and simmer till done. 4. Roast coriander, cumin, peppercorns, fenugreek, Bengal gram, black gram and red... - 48.2875

Pick over and rinse the split peas. In a small saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and the split peas. Lower the heat and simmer until the peas are soft but not mushy. Remove from the heat and drain. Set aside. Heat the oil in a... - 47.9102

Wash dal and cover with 3-4 cups water. Add salt and bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer till done. Puree, and if too thick add a little water. Heat ghee in a small frying pan and fry onions till brown. Add ground spices and saute for 2-4 minutes. Add... - 47.8106

GETTING READY 1) Soak peanuts in some water about 30 minutes before you start cooking. Drain water and peel them. 2) Soak tamarind in water and make pulp. 3) Soak toovar dal few hours before you start cooking. 4) Soak fenugreek in water and salt for 15-20... - 47.095

GETTING READY 1) Soak dal overnight. MAKING 2) Take wok and heat oil. Add onions and fry until they change color. 3) In another wok, heat oil and add ginger and chillies. Cook for 2 minutes. 4) Add dal, turmeric and water. Cook until dal is almost cooked.... - 46.325

GETTING READY 1) Presoak the beans in enough water for 2 hours and drain them well. MAKING 2) In a saucepan, heat oil over moderate-low heat. 3) When the oil is hot, add the onion, cumin, and bay leaves and cook, mixing at intervals, until the onion start... - 45.7879

Pat the meat pieces dry with a paper towel. Set aside. Put the 1 chopped onion, garlic, and ginger into container of an electric blender. Add 4 tablespoons water and blend at high speed until you have a smooth paste. Heat the oil in a 10-inch heavy-bottomed... - 45.7017

Wash the fenugreek leaves and set aside. Cook the moong dhaal in lightly salted boiling water until it is soft. Drain and set aside. Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan, add the onions, onions seeds and curry leaves and stir-fry until the onions are golden... - 45.6079

Wash dal well. Place in a pan with all ingredients, except seasoning. Bring to boil, skim scum, lower heat and simmer till completely soft. Pass dal through a coarse sieve, liquidise, or leave as it is, depending on taste. It tastes best if passed through a... - 45.4898

Combine the split peas and chicken broth in a pot and bring to a boil. Remove scum from the top. Add the spices in the cheesecloth, the turmeric, and the salt. Cover, lower heat, and simmer gently for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until peas are tender. Remove... - 45.4898

GETTING READY 1) Clean the cocum properly. 2) Add turmeric and cook dal until almost done. MAKING 3) Now, add tomatoes, chillies, cocums, coconut, salt and all the spices. Cook everything together until dal is fully cooked. Keep it aside. Remove from fire... - 44.5633

GETTING READY 1) Soak the dal overnight. Next day, drain water and dry it a bit. Grind it into a fine paste. MAKING 2) In a large wok, heat ghee and add dal paste. Roast dal until golden brown. 3) Now add khoya and cook until it turns golden and gets... - 44.5097

GETTING READY 1) Soak channa dal in 2 cups of water overnight. MAKING 2) Drain the water next morning and coarsely grid it. 3) Take a wok and heat some oil. Fry coconut. 4) Make a paste of the coconut. 5) Now, heat about 3 tablespoons oil and add cumin,... - 44.5044

1. Soak black gram overnight. 2. Crush next morning and remove skin. 3. Add crushed pepper, coriander and powdered masala. 4. Heat a little oil and fry gram mixture on a slow fire till cooked. 5. Add salt. 6. Make a dough with both flours and milk or curds.... - 44.351

My friend, who is a professional chef at famous five star hotel in Jaipur, gave me this Thikri Ki Dal recipe. This is a traditional recipe. Thikri Ki Dal is a very popular dish in Rajasthan. It is generally eaten during lunch. It goes well with plain rice but... - 43.3005

Wash dal and cover with 3-4 cups water. Bring to boil and simmer till done. Puree, and if too thick add a little water. Add remaining ingredients except for seasoning and simmer for five minutes. Heat ghee in a small frying pan and add seasoning... - 43.2699

1. Roast gram on hot griddle till it starts to brown. 2. Grind green chillies and turmeric. 3. Boil gram with ground chillies and turmeric; when cooked, add salt. 4. Grind together coconut, cumin and onion to a very fine paste. 5. Add to gram and add... - 43.2561

Cook chickpeas. Soak overnight black-eyed beans, lentils in water, drain. Place beans, lentils in 2 cups of boiling water, cover, simmer on low for 15 mins. Set aside. Heat oil in pan over medium heat, add cumin seeds as they turn black, add onion, saute... - 42.9856

Boil the moong dhaal in lightly salted water until soft but not mushy. Drain, place in a bowl and set aside. Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan, add the diced onions and fry until golden brown. Meanwhile, mix together the ground coriander, with the mango... - 42.6472

1. Pick and wash lentil, shell peas. Crush green chillies into small pieces. 2. Put in all ingredients except salt and cook gently till tender and all water has evaporated. 3. Add salt. Remove from fire. 4. Sift flour. Add second lot of salt. 5. Make a well... - 42.1962

Soak dhal in water for 1/2 an hour, then simmer gently with onion, salt, turmeric powder, garlic, ginger and tej patta, until tender. Heat oil and Fry minced onion light brown. Add ground masala and fry. Add masala water and simmer until thick. Add dhal and... - 41.7608

1. Clean and wash the gram. Wash vegetables and cut into even-sized pieces. Boil gram and vegetables. 2. Grind spices, onions and grated coconut to a fine paste. Mix in beaten curds. Add to the gram. 3. Stir well and bring to a boil. Add salt. Remove. 4. Heat... - 41.4237

Heat oil in a pan and fry cumin seeds. When they start spluttering, add dal and all other ingredients, except tamarind juice. Mix well and strain in tamarind and jaggery mixture. Simmer on low heat, till tender, adding a little water from time to time as... - 40.9558

Wash the rice and lentils together, drain them into a sieve and then set aside. Melt the ghee in a medium-sized saucepan, add the onions, onion seeds, mustard seeds and curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes. Lower the heat and add the remaining spices. Next, add... - 40.6829

1. Pick, wash and cook all the dals together till tender. 2. Separately heat fat. Add chopped onions. Fry till golden brown. 3. Add finely chopped tomatoes and make a smooth gravy. Cut ginger and green chillies into juliennes. 4. Add cooked dals, ginger and... - 40.5672

Heat oil; Fry masala for 2 mins. Add in dall. Bring to the boil. Add mangosteens and chopped coriander leaves. Simmer for 10 mins. Remove from heat. - 37.9084

1. Wash and soak gram for 2 hrs. Drain. 2. Heat fat. Add sliced garlic, chopped green chillies, turmeric and cumin. Saute. 3. Add gram. Fry for 5-10 minutes. 4. Sprinkle water, cover and cook on a very slow fire till gram is cooked. Stir occasionally and... - 37.7477

1. Soak the gram for 4-5 hours. Grind to a very fine paste. 2. Melt fat in a karai (fry-pan) and add ground gram. Fry to a slight brown colour over a very slow fire. 3. Boil milk separately with sugar. 4. When gram starts browning add milk. 5. Keep on... - 37.1899

1. Soak daal over night. Drain. Grind coarsely in food processor. Keep aside. 2 Grind sugar, cardamom, saffron to fine powder in dry grinder. Keep aside. 3.Heat butter in non-stick frypan. Add daal, fry on medium till golden brown. 4. Reduce heat. Add milk.... - 32.007

Dry roast each ingredient separately. Cool, mix with salt and bottle. A good after-meal muncher. - 31.8689