Split dal

basmati rice (about 400 grams) • split chickpeas (chana dal) (about 150 grams) • tomatoes • ginger • onions • potato (optional) • salt • turmeric • cumin seeds • bay leaves • black cardamom pod • cinnamon stick •

For the dal • chana dal (split chickpeas) • turmeric powder • ground coriander • Salt, to taste • sugar • large piece cinnamon stick • For the tempering (tadka) • onion, finely chopped • tomatoes, finely chopped • green chilies, finely chopped • little cilantro, finely chopped •

whole black lentils (urad dal) (about 100 grams) • kidney beans (about 25 grams) • split chickpeas (chana dal) (about 15 grams) • Kashmiri red chili powder • salt • butter + 1 teaspoon oil • heavy cream • finely chopped garlic • ginger-garlic paste • salt • garam masala • hot red chili powder •

For the Dal • small bowl split pigeon peas (toor dal) • turmeric • Salt to taste • For frying the dal • onion, finely chopped • tomato, finely chopped • green chili, finely chopped • cumin seeds • asafoetida (hing) • ghee (clarified butter) • For the Baati •

split chickpeas (chana dal) (about 400 grams) • whole black gram (urad dal) (about 200 grams) • water (about 1.9 liters) • red chili powder • Salt to taste • bay leaf • whole cloves • ghee (clarified butter) • onions • finely chopped tomatoes • Paste from 6-7 garlic cloves • cumin seeds •

chana dal (about 50 grams) • split yellow moong dal (about 50 grams) • split red lentils (masoor dal) (about 50 grams) • tomatoes • carrots • ginger • garlic • ghee • turmeric powder • asafoetida (hing) • whole black peppercorns • cilantro stems •

For the dal: • split pigeon peas (toor dal) (about 50 grams) • split chickpeas (chana dal) (about 50 grams) • split mung beans (moong dal) (about 50 grams) • split black gram (urad dal) (about 50 grams) • split red lentils (masoor dal) (about 50 grams) • onion (chopped) • tomato (chopped) • ginger-garlic-green chili paste • red chili powder • coriander powder • garam masala •

toor dal (split pigeon peas) (about 200 grams) • large green (unripe) mango • turmeric powder • coriander powder • red chili powder • whole cumin seeds • fenugreek seeds • asafoetida (hing) • Salt to taste • ghee (for tempering)

whole black urad dal (about 200 grams) • split chickpeas (chana dal) (about 50 grams) • turmeric powder • red chili powder • salt • finely chopped ginger • finely chopped onion • bay leaf • water (480-720 ml) • For tempering: • ghee • large onion, finely chopped •

onion greens (scallions or green onions) • chana dal (split chickpeas) (about 50 grams) • whole dried red chilies • garlic cloves • oil • tomatoes • turmeric powder • Salt to taste

masoor dal (red lentils) (about 100 grams) • (I used masoor dal, but you can also use toor dal (split pigeon peas) or moong dal (split mung beans) if you prefer)* • onion • tomato • pumpkin (about 50 grams) • garlic cloves • whole black peppercorns • Salt, to taste • butter • oil • turmeric • fresh cilantro •

fresh split pigeon peas (tuvar dal) (about 200 grams) • tomatoes • tamarind pulp • onion • garlic cloves • ginger • green chilies • Cilantro, • split black gram (urad dal) (about 400 grams) • turmeric • Red chili powder, to taste • coriander powder •

(about 3/4 cup or 150 grams) split pigeon peas (arhar/toor dal) • ambadi greens (sour greens, also called gongura; about 2 cups chopped or 100 grams) • large onion • green chilies • dried red chilies • garlic cloves • cumin seeds • mustard seeds • curry leaves • turmeric powder • asafoetida (hing) • oil •

chana dal (split chickpeas) (about 100 grams) • plain yogurt (about 120 grams) • red chili powder • turmeric powder • ground coriander • Salt to taste • Cilantro leaves as needed

split pigeon peas (toor dal) (about 100 grams) • onion • tomato • green chili • garlic • coriander powder • red chili powder • ghee • Salt to taste • garam masala • chopped fresh cilantro

For Baati • whole wheat flour (about 120 grams) • chickpea flour (about 60 grams) • semolina (about 80 grams) • carom seeds (ajwain) • Salt to taste • turmeric powder • cumin powder • small bowl oil or ghee for shortening (about 2 tablespoons/30 ml) • Ghee as needed for baking the baati • For Dal • small bowl split pigeon peas (toor dal) (about 1/4 cup/50 grams) •

split moong dal with skin (about 500 grams) • thick yogurt (about 500 grams) • vegetable oil (about 500 grams) • Salt to taste • little fresh cilantro • roasted cumin powder • Red chili powder • black pepper powder • little fresh ginger as needed

split black gram (urad dal) • split chickpea lentils (chana dal) • onion, finely chopped • small piece of ginger, finely chopped • garlic, finely chopped • tomatoes, pureed • Salt to taste • turmeric powder • red chili powder • garam masala • butter

tuvar dal (split pigeon peas) • sugar, or as needed • green cardamom pods • charoli nuts • Ghee, • large bowls whole wheat flour (about 3 1/3 cups or 400 grams) • ghee • salt

urad dal (split black gram) (about 200 grams) • whole wheat flour (about 260 grams) • semolina (sooji) (about 80 grams) • cumin seeds • nigella seeds (kalonji) • carom seeds (ajwain) • green chilies • -inch piece ginger • Salt to taste • Oil • Water

For the dal: • split chickpeas (chana dal) • dried red chili • bay leaf • oil, or as needed • turmeric powder • red chili powder • coriander powder • salt • For the dough: • (about 120 grams) all-purpose flour • oil •

split moong dal with skin (about 200 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • Salt, to taste • turmeric • For tempering: • ghee (clarified butter) • cumin seeds • asafoetida (hing) • garlic

For the poori masala: • whole coriander seeds • cumin seeds • fennel seeds • black peppercorns • For the poori dough: • whole wheat flour (about 120 grams) • fine semolina (about 80 grams) • oil • urad dal (split black gram), soaked for 4 hours (about 50 grams) • green chilies + 1/2 inch ginger • turmeric •

peanuts (100 grams) • split chickpeas (chana dal) (50 grams) • fresh coconut (50 grams) • dried red chilies • mustard oil • garlic cloves • Juice of 1 lemon • black mustard seeds • Salt to taste

chana dal (about 200 grams) • fresh coconut • green chilies • Salt to taste • oil • split urad dal • cumin seeds • mustard seeds • asafoetida • curry leaves

rice (about 200 grams) • chana dal (split chickpeas) (about 100 grams) • onions, chopped • green chilies, chopped • cauliflower, chopped (about 25 grams) • fresh mint leaves, chopped (about 10 grams) • tomatoes, chopped • Salt to taste • red chili powder • turmeric powder • coriander powder • lemon juice •

chana dal (split chickpeas) (about 50 grams) • medium onion, sliced lengthwise • garlic cloves • curry leaves • goda masala (Maharashtrian spice blend) • grated coconut, fresh or dried • turmeric powder • red chili powder • Kashmiri red chili powder • oil • mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and asafoetida (hing) • Salt, to taste

moong masoor dal (split yellow and red lentils) (about 200 grams) • tomato • turmeric • Salt to taste • whole cumin seeds • dried red chilies • oil

masoor dal (red lentils) (about 100 grams) • urad dal (split black gram) (about 100 grams) • Chopped green chilies, • turmeric powder • cloves • Salt, to taste • mustard oil • medium onion, thinly sliced • whole dried red chilies, chopped • Water,

split red lentils, washed (about 100 grams) • tomatoes, finely chopped • onions, finely chopped • garlic, finely chopped • ginger-green chili paste • dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) • cumin seeds • coriander powder • turmeric powder • garam masala • asafoetida (hing) • Kashmiri red chili powder •