DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Dhal
Creamy red lentils combined with an onion-tomato masala and warm spices.
About Dhal
Dassana Amit's North Indian masoor dal uses split, hulled red lentils for an everyday meal. The softened lentils join an onion-and-tomato masala flavoured with ginger, garlic and cumin.
Turmeric, chilli and garam masala season the mixture, while lemon juice and coriander add a fresh finish. Asafoetida and dried fenugreek leaves are optional additions in her notes.
The dal has the medium, creamy consistency described by the author and is served hot. Steamed basmati rice, pickle and papad accompany the meal, with plain yogurt offered as another pairing.
Allergens in this recipe
Optional additions: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Dhal
Dassana Amit's North Indian split-red-lentil masoor dal.
- Split hulled red lentilsBase
- WaterLiquid
- Cooking oilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Cumin seedsSeasoning
- OnionAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- GingerAromatic
- Green chilliSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Dried red chilliesSeasoning · Optional
- TomatoBase
- Red chilli powderSeasoning
- AsafoetidaSeasoning · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Garam masalaSeasoning
- Ground turmericSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- Crushed dried fenugreek leavesSeasoning · Optional
- Coriander leavesFinish
- Lemon juiceFinish
- Steamed basmati riceAccompaniment
- PickleAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
- PapadAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
- Plain yogurtAccompaniment · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Split hulled red lentils: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual179/19-20 dhuli masoor, no brownwhole/greenlentil alternative.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual39 runningrinse,43/239 pansook/cook and194/227 final consistency allocations consolidated; no pressurecooker quantity imposed.
- Cooking oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual182 generic preferredoil, botanical identity unprovided.
- Cumin seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual187 genericgreen cultivar unprovided.
- Dried red chillies (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual188 expressly optional, broad driedchilli candidate preserves redstate.
- Tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Red chilli powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual190 original redchillipowder over cayenne alternative, broader powder candidate; productformula unprovided.
- Asafoetida (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual191 hing qualified84 may skip, optional. Exact powder/carrier formula unprovided, no wheat presumed.
- Garam masala: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual192 compound full formula unprovided.
- Ground turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Crushed dried fenugreek leaves (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual116/196 optional kasurimethi, not seed.
- Coriander leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual197/234 required stirred finish, additional garnish199 optional within same named item.
- Lemon juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Steamed basmati rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual134/236 selected rice pairing, broader basmati candidate, full upstream steaming formula unprovided.
- Pickle: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual134 selected preparedpickle, type/full formula unprovided.
- Papad: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual134 prepared papad, full pulse/cereal formula unprovided, no guessed Wheat.
- Plain yogurt (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual136 optional pair selected over raita/salad alternatives, dairy confirms Milk.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- India
- FijiCatalogue link pending review
- Trinidad and TobagoCatalogue link pending review
- GuyanaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- North Indian Cuisine
- Indo-Fijian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Guyanese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Indo-Trinidadian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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