DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Daal
Durkhanai Ayubi’s dahl is the red-lentil preparation served at Parwana.

About Daal
Durkhanai Ayubi’s dahl is the red-lentil preparation served at Parwana. The restaurant places it within the varied lentil dishes common in Afghanistan, using red split lentils for a soft, creamy texture.
Onion, garlic, red chilli and tomatoes form the sauce. Turmeric, ground coriander, curry powder and chaar masalah give the lentils their layered spice character.
Fresh coriander and whole curry leaves finish the serving bowl. Naan is one of the offered accompaniments, useful alongside the thick lentils and their tomato-rich sauce.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Daal
Durkhanai Ayubi’s Parwana Afghan red-lentil dahl.
- Red split lentilsBase
- Sunflower oilCooking medium
- Brown onionsAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Fresh long red chilliSeasoning
- TomatoesBase
- Ground turmericSeasoning
- Ground corianderSeasoning
- Curry powderSeasoning
- Chaar masalahSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Fresh corianderGarnish
- Whole curry leavesGarnish
- WaterLiquid
- SaltSeasoning
- Prepared naanAccompaniment
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Red split lentils: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual30 explicitly red split lentils, broader red-lentil candidate.
- Sunflower oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Brown onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual32 brownonion, broader onion.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh long red chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual34 longredchilli, broader chilli-pepper candidate, exact species unprovided.
- Tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual36 ground form, broader turmeric.
- Ground coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Curry powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual38 named prepared blend, full formula unprovided.
- Chaar masalah: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual39 named blend, exact registry/full formula unprovided, no invented membership.
- Fresh coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual41/44 fresh chopped coriander, broader leaf candidate.
- Whole curry leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual41/44 named whole leaves.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal42 lentilboil and44 sauce.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method-only43 named salt retained.
- Prepared naan: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat source-confirmed. Actual27 offered plain naan selected, ordinary bread Wheat, upstream full formula unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Afghanistan association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Afghanistan
- AfghanistanCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Afghan Cuisine
- Afghan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.