Gujarati Dal

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Posted on February 18th, 2008 by archanagk

A staple diet in a Gujarati household and a delicacy in a non Gujarati household. Made with Tuvar dal, this tangy, sweet and sour dal can tingle your senses and palates.The soup like flowing consistency when had with hot phulka’s and sabzi, can leave that irrestiable mark in your mind, that you will never want to miss having this dal when you come across it the next time.

I make suble changes every time i make them,like adding boiled peanuts and drumsticks. Savor this dal with phulka’s and sabzi, then make sure you top of the meal with this dal with hot rice and papad. This could just make you take the well deserved afternoon nap!

This entry goes to RCI- Gujarat hosted by Vindu.

Serves: 4 persons

Cooking time: 40 minutes (includes cooking of dal) Preparation Time: 10 minutes

 

Gujarati Dal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup tuvar dal/toor dal/arhar dal/yellow lentils
  • ¼ cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon chopped ginger
  • 1 sliced green chilli
  • 5 curry leaves
  • ¼ teaspoon asafoetida
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 inch long cinnamon stick
  • 1 tablespoon skinned peanuts
  • 1 tablespoon jaggery
  • 2 kokums  or 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
  • Salt to taste

Method

Cook the Tuvar Dal. See Cooking Dals, Legumes and Beans

Whisk the cooked dal well until well blended.

Heat oil in a pan; add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, green chilli, ginger,cinnamon stick and allow it to crackle.

Add tomatoes, turmeric powder, asafoetida, red chilli powder and sauté until the tomatoes are soft and tender.

Now add the cooked dal, salt, jaggery, peanuts and approximately 2 cups of water. Allow it to boil for 5 minutes.

Turn off heat and add coriander leaves and serve hot with a sabzi, phulka’s and rice

Note: The consistency of the dal should be of pouring consistency. The amount of water you add depends on the amount of water that was left back when you cooked the dal. Just make sure it’s not so watery like whey and not as thick that it’s difficult to drink.

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36 Responses to “Gujarati Dal”

  1. Pavithra, on December 17th, 2007 at 4:59 am Said:

    I tried this dal. It came out really well. I have to compliemnt your instructions. I need one small clarification. The lemon juice has to be added in that end right? Thats what I did. It tasted lovely.

    Next I will try your cauliflower in yogurt and mint gravy :-). Will let you know how it comes.

  2. archanagk, on December 17th, 2007 at 7:51 am Said:

    Glad you liked the dal. Its a favorite of my family as well :)
    Yes the lemon is added towards the end, thats when it gives a tangy taste. When added right in the beginning, it looses its flavor

  3. Nandini Kandolha, on January 2nd, 2008 at 9:04 am Said:

    We made this dal twice during our Christmas family gathering. We doubled the recipe and it was absolutely delicious.

    The first time Vinitha and I made it and the second time I made it myself. We actually omitted the lemon juice both times by mistake and it still tasted great.

  4. Vinita, on January 3rd, 2008 at 3:19 pm Said:

    Hi Archie,

    We tried your Gujarati Dal at Houston this Christmas and it was really really good!! I’m going to make it again tonight for myself.

  5. Easycrafts, on February 18th, 2008 at 2:24 pm Said:

    Thats quite a simple one…will try this dal

  6. Anamika: The Sugarcrafter, on February 18th, 2008 at 2:53 pm Said:

    Hi archana
    have a friend here from Gujrat. She makes lovely daal, just like you have described and i savour the meal with thin gujrati roti and rajma dish..oooh lovely !

  7. Madhu, on February 18th, 2008 at 7:12 pm Said:

    Hey Archana, I’m going to try this for tomorrow’s lunch - had a quick question on the naans. The dough was great but just wouldn’t stick to the tava. I ended up making them as I would phulkas … any idea what I did wrong?

    Tx!

  8. Namratha, on February 18th, 2008 at 9:31 pm Said:

    This is a very simple dal,thanks for the recipe!

  9. Cynthia, on February 19th, 2008 at 4:52 am Said:

    Archana, it is pure delight to discover another dal! I am crazy about dal and can have it daily! It’s one of my comfort foods to have with rice and achar or some sort of pickle.

    Thank you so much for dropping by my blog to visit, I am happy you did because it has led me to yours. I look forward to seeing you and visiting.

  10. shriya, on February 19th, 2008 at 7:02 am Said:

    Love your dal recipe archana. Very simple . I am looking for this kind of dal recipe. Bookmarked it. I ll try this soon and let you know how it turned out.

  11. Madhu, on February 19th, 2008 at 11:26 am Said:

    Tried this last night - it was a great variation on the usual tadkas that we have for Arhar daal. Archana, I think I ddi something wrong with the tava naan … the dough was great but wouldn’t stick to the pan even with water. Ended up making it like phulkas. Any suggestions?

    Tx!

  12. archanagk, on February 19th, 2008 at 2:27 pm Said:

    Hi madhu, thanks for trying this recipe and I am glad it came out well. The tava naan is tricky, the consistency of the dough has to be good. I tried another way to get the NAAN effect. I put a “kadai ulta”, rather inverted the kadai on the flame and placed the NAan on the top. It came out great, its much easier than the tava naan. Try this one the next time. I plan to post photos of this soon. Naan has been an experimental science for me since I dont have a tandoor.

  13. Maheswari, on February 19th, 2008 at 8:44 pm Said:

    Archana,
    That’s simple and yet comfort food.A must try for me.
    I would love for you to host AFAM July’08.Will anounce it today…

  14. archanagk, on February 19th, 2008 at 9:57 pm Said:

    Thanks Maheshwari

  15. Uma, on February 19th, 2008 at 10:46 pm Said:

    Wow, this dal looks so yummy! Good one.

  16. sagari, on February 20th, 2008 at 9:38 am Said:

    This is a very new dal recipe for me archana ,thanks for sharing

  17. easycrafts, on February 20th, 2008 at 4:14 pm Said:

    I have a surprise for you in my latest post at simple indian food..enjoy. btw, i tried this dal yest and it was superb, will do again soon

  18. Vegeyum, on February 21st, 2008 at 6:34 pm Said:

    This looks so amazingly good.

  19. mike, on February 21st, 2008 at 9:12 pm Said:

    Looks delicious! Now I’m craving Indian…

  20. archanagk, on February 21st, 2008 at 9:33 pm Said:

    Thanks Uma, Sagari and vegeyuj.

    Mike when you crave some, you should have it!

    Easycrafts - Thank you so much for the award! Sorry about the late reply! Have been sick along with my kids. We have been on a roll!

  21. Madhu, on February 21st, 2008 at 10:07 pm Said:

    Tx Archana … I’ll try kadai next :)

  22. kribha, on February 23rd, 2008 at 1:24 am Said:

    I was making dal for my son 1/2 an hour back. I set in low flame and started browing thru your older posts. Suddenly when I saw your gujarathi dal only I remembered mine. Luckily it didn’t get burned.
    I’ve not used cinnamon and peanuts in my dal before. Got to try it next time. Thanks for sharing it.

  23. Shriya, on February 23rd, 2008 at 3:28 am Said:

    I have a surprise waiting for you at Spicytasty . :-)

  24. easycrafts, on March 4th, 2008 at 9:40 am Said:

    I have posted this recipe on my blog too with the credits to ur site..thanks for the wonderful recipe

  25. jugalbandee, on March 5th, 2008 at 12:58 am Said:

    what a gorgeous picture.

  26. Vindu » RCI - Gujarat : The Round Up, on March 10th, 2008 at 7:29 am Said:

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  27. Maninas: Food Matters, on March 10th, 2008 at 8:27 pm Said:

    mmm this looks delicious! I’ll try it out! :)

  28. galaxie, on March 30th, 2008 at 1:45 am Said:

    I have eaten dal just like this, but it also had kokum fruits in it. They added a special extra taste that was delicious. They were my favorite part, apart from the peanuts.

  29. Keshav, on September 20th, 2008 at 5:25 pm Said:

    just one question, when do i add sliced green chilli?

  30. archanagk, on September 20th, 2008 at 9:41 pm Said:

    Hi keshav i have made the additions to the recipe. Thank you for pointing out. Hope you enjoyed making it and let me know how it turned out.

  31. K, on February 1st, 2009 at 11:59 am Said:

    Hi Archana,

    I made this dal sometime back and it was superhit! Hubby and I just couldn’t stop eating!

    Thank you for the great recipe…I’m making it again, tonight!

  32. archanagk, on February 1st, 2009 at 2:09 pm Said:

    Hi K, Glad to know the dal was enjoyed and you loved it. Thanks for writing in the comments.

  33. Rosemina, on February 5th, 2009 at 12:41 am Said:

    In the gujarati daal with peanuts, I can use one of the daal stated?

  34. archanagk, on February 5th, 2009 at 9:21 am Said:

    Hi Rosemina, Tuvar Daal is THE dal used for Gujarati Dal. And ofcourse you can use peanuts as well along with the same dal.

  35. Jim, on May 26th, 2009 at 2:55 pm Said:

    Hi Archana, I told my wife about this website and she tried making me one of this Gujurati Dal Recipe. It came out pretty good. I loved the taste of it. thanks for this one

  36. Archana, on May 28th, 2009 at 5:39 pm Said:

    Good to know it came out well. Thanks again for takign your time to comment

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