Gujarati Toor dal

Name: Gujarati Toor dal
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 bowl toor dal; 4 +2 bowls water; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp coriander seeds powder; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds powder; 2 piece or 2 tb spoon jaggery; 4 dried kokums; 1 tomato; 3 dry red chilli; 4 cloves; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 star anise; 8 curry leaves; 1 pinch asafoetida; 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tbspoon ghee; 2 tbspoon Chopped coriander leaves

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

#CA2025
Gujarati dal recipe is a unique tasty and soupy dish that has two contrasting flavors – sweet and sour. A bit of sweet and some sourness in any dish tastes too good and so does in this Gujarati dal. It is a vegan recipe made without onion and garlic.

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

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Ingredients

20 minutes

4 servings

1 bowltoor dal
4 +2 bowls water
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspsalt
1/2 tspRed chilli powder
1/2 tspcoriander seeds powder
1/2 tspcumin seeds powder
2 piece or 2 tb spoon jaggery
4dried kokums
1tomato
3dry red chilli
4cloves
1cinnamon stick
1star anise
8curry leaves
1 pinchasafoetida
1/4 tspFenugreek seeds
1/4 tspcumin seeds
2 tbspoonghee
2 tbspoon Chopped coriander leaves

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Wash toor dal in running water. Transfer it to a pressure cooker. Add water, turmeric powder, salt. Pressure cook for 7 to 8 minutes on a medium to high heat.
2

Mash the dal very well with a spoon. Dal should be mashed thoroughly.
3

Add green chilli ginger paste, cumin seeds powder, coriander seeds powder, kokum, red chilli powder, jaggery and chopped tomato in cooked dal. Mix thoroughly.
4

Add 1.5 to 2 cups water to get a medium consistency.
5

Mix again and Bring the lentils to a simmer on a low heat for 7 to 8 minutes.
6

For the tempering, heat 2 tablespoons oil (or ghee if you prefer) in a small frying pan or skillet. Lower the heat. Crackle ½ teaspoon mustard seeds first and then add ½ teaspoon cumin seeds. Add all khade masale and curry leaves and saute for 30 seconds. Carefully pour this entire tempering mixture together with the ghee on the simmering dal. Switch off the flame.
7

Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of chopped coriander leaves.
8

Serve sweet and savoury gujarati dal hot.