Dal /Dahl – Lentil stew seasoned with spices.If you are vegan, you can go to any Indian restaurant and you can ask them to make it vegan (usually it is seasoned with Butter/Ghee)-Ask them to replace with oil. YUM
A very simple recipe-yet full of flavors.
You need:
- Split Yellow Mung lentils-1 cup
- Water-2.5 cups
- Turmeric-1 tsp
- Coconut /Rice bran Oil-2 tsp
- Mustard seeds-2 tsp (I love them -little lesser if you think it’s too much)
- Curry leaves-1 big spring-around 15 leaves
- Cumin seeds-1 tsp
- Red Chili-broken into bits-2
- Truss Tomato-1/2-finely chopped
- Salt-to taste
Method:
- In a pressure cooker, add the split mung lentils, water, turmeric [NO SALT] and cook until mushy. If you are pan cooking lentils-soak lentils in hot water for 30 mins and then cook-do not cover-remove the foam-at intervals-Cook until mushy. You can use a stick blender to mash it up 🙂 [Always been told that cooking with salt increases the span of cooking-just with lentils]
- Once it is cooked, add needed salt and around 1/2 cup of water-It will thicken with time.
- In a seasoning pan, add oil, mustard seeds, let them pop, add cumin seeds, curry leaves, red chili and let it fry for a few seconds and add tomatoes in and fry until tomatoes are mushy 🙂
- Add it to the dal and heat the entire mixture up for a minute or so. That’s it.
- Yummy dal. Serve with rice.
Great looking dhal recipe, good tip about making it vegan with oil instead of ghee. And congratulations on being featured on FF!
🙂 Thanks 🙂
Thanks so much for bringing the ultimate comfort food, dhal and for our vegan friends, a wonderful tip about making it vegan! Your recipe looks and sounds like yum on a spoon and I just can’t wait to dig in! I hope you enjoy the party! 😀
Thanks 🙂 🙂
I need to give Indiana food a try again…I had a bad experience in college with it, but I know many of the dishes lend themselves to veganism!
I have had friends who tell me the same 🙁 You need to start with mild coconut milk curries 🙂 See how you feel. But you have great vegan options in Indian food 🙂
I’ll try out the mild coconut curries! I had a vegetable korma microwavable meal that was pretty good…
You know what- I will post a recipe in couple of weeks 🙂 An easy vegetable korma I made for my husband’s birthday. And will tag you-so you an make one at home 🙂
Please do! I really would appreciate that! Vegan Indiana for beginners 🙂 thank you!
I will 🙂 You’re welcome
That looks good! I love all your recipes. 🙂
Thanks 🙂 Likewise
Hmm, sounds good even for non-vegetarians. 😉 Happy FF.
You too Jhuls 🙂 Love Dahl
Dal such a comfort food:)
I know 🙂 Love it 🙂
this looks lovely i am trying a diet change soon so will be including this 🙂 I love lentils x
Hope you like it and Good Luck with your new diet 🙂 <3
thankies xx
I love lentils. Thanks so much for bringing them to FF.
You’re welcome 🙂 love lentils too 🙂
And one mighty dal you brought to the event. Finger licking.
🙂 Thanks.
I am feeling guilty so now. Your soup event-Made a Moroccan Chickpea Pumpkin soup the other day-Turned out okay. Not great or anything 🙁 I have to post at least 1 soup-What friend I am if I don’t-How about my South African soup-Can I post the same? Sorry Sonal for being bad 🙁
Not at all Charanya. You are special to me :). Anything….bring it on!
Love you heaps Sonal 🙂
Thanks for the Dal curry at te party!! Im a fan of dal varieties.. Glad to meet you at the party
Me too 🙂 Likewise 🙂
Congratulations on having your Fritters featured last week for FF! This recipe looks wonderful. I love the simplicity of it and I just know it’s delicious. And thank you once again for the very sweet comments you left on my page. You’re the best! <3
Awww. Thanks 🙂 Anytime Jeanette. XOXO