Dal Chawal (Gujarati Style)

Name: Dal Chawal (Gujarati Style)
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 2 serves
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup pigeon peas dal / Tuvar dal; 4 cups 2+2 water; 1 handful peanuts; 1 Tomato chopped; 2 Green chillies, chopped; 2 tbsp jaggery; 3 pcs dates/khajur; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 3 tbsp tamarind water; 1, 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp kitchen king masala; 1 tbsp coriander powder; 3 tbsp Fresh coriander leaves; 1 tsp grated ginger; 1 tbsp oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp Asafoetida; 1 Kashmiri dry red chilli; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 1 cup long grain basmati rice; 4 cups water; 1 tsp salt; 1 bay leaf; 3 cloves; 1 tbsp Ghee

Sangita Vyas @Sangit

Kenya

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Hallo,
As I'm Gujarati Lady, I live in Kenya,but my heart always beats for my home town where I always used to eat home food the most.
I love my comfort food like Dal Chawal,any time any where.
In your life whatever junk food or fancy food you eat but end of the day when you get Ur comfort home food,the heart will say..."This is what I want to feel happy like heaven after having this..
I tribute this dish to myself and other ladies who love my type of food.
"Happy Womens Day" 😎

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Sangita Vyas @Sangit

Kenya

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Ingredients

35 minutes

2 serves

For the Dal
1/2 cuppigeon peas dal / Tuvar dal
4 cups 2+2water
1 handfulpeanuts
1Tomato chopped
2Green chillies, chopped
2 tbspjaggery
3 pcsdates/khajur
1 tbsplemon juice
3 tbsptamarind water
1, 1/2 tsp salt
1 tspchilli powder
1 tspturmeric powder
1 tspkitchen king masala
1 tbspcoriander powder
3 tbspFresh coriander leaves
1 tspgrated ginger
For Tempering
1 tbspoil
1/2 tspmustard seeds
1/2 tspCumin seeds
1/2 tspAsafoetida
1Kashmiri dry red chilli
1 inchcinnamon stick
For Chawal / Rice
1 cuplong grain basmati rice
4 cupswater
1 tspsalt
1bay leaf
3cloves
1 tbspGhee

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Steps

35 minutes

1

For Dal..
Wash and soak the Dal in hot water for 5-6 minutes.
After that discard the water.
Add fresh water in dal with 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder, peanuts and 1 tsp of oil.
Pressure cook till Dal becomes mushy.
remove the Dal in the bowl.
Make other ingredients ready.
2

Now in the same pan,add oil, mustard and cumin seeds along with asafoetida, Kashmiri dry chilli and cinnamon sticks,let it crackle well
Now add chopped tomatoes and chillies, saute till the tomato gets mushy.
Add Dal mixture and let the Dal start boiling.
3

Now add all the spices followed by, tamarind water, lemon juice, Jaggery,dates,grated ginger and fresh coriander leaves.
Boil till Sami thick consistency or desire consistency.
Switch off the gas.
Remove in the bowl.
Delicious Gujrati dal is ready.
4

Now Chawal Time..
Wash and soak the rice for 5-7 minutes.
Boil the water.add,oil,bay leaf, cloves and salt.
5

When water starts boiling, add rice and cook till rice is done.
Strain the rice in a strainer.
Lastly,add ghee for a good taste.
Rice is done ✅
6
7

Serving Time..
Transfer the rice in a serving plate
Put the Dal bowl in-between the rice.
Enjoy Gujrati style dal Chawal.
One of my favourite foods..