Daal recipe?

lilawolf
lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
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I thought I hated lentils, until I had the deliciousness that is daal at an Indian restaurant. I am looking for a relatively easy recipe here, even if it isn't completely authentic. A crockpot recipe would be best. Please post whether YOU liked it, and whether you served it to other people or not, and if they liked it. Calories and fat content aren't really a concern.
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  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    Well, maybe this is too specific for MFP. I guess I will use google and look at the comments. They always change things though. "It's good, and I only changed half the ingredients!"
  • radeema
    radeema Posts: 161 Member
    There can be many types of daal..was this a yellow daal?
  • Xiaolongbao
    Xiaolongbao Posts: 854 Member
    This is my absolute favourite dahl. Super easy to make and I always cook it in a crockpot.

    http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/best-ever-dahl-L2815.html

    I've fed it to loads of people and they've always enjoyed it.
  • von13nie
    von13nie Posts: 39
    This is the Dahl Lentil recipe my Indian friend gave me. It serves 6 with each serving running at 377 calories with the MFP recipe maker. This calorie count does not include the flat bread or garnish.

    Dahl (Lentil Soup)
    1 large diced onion
    5-6 cloves garlic chopped
    3 diced tomatoes
    8 cups chicken stock
    400 g dried lentils (mung beans)
    1 tbsp ginger (optional)
    Masala Paste – use for all Indian Dishes
    1 tsp chilli powder
    2 tbsp curry powder
    1 tbsp cumin
    2 tsp turmeric
    1/2 tsp salt
    2-3 tbsp tomato paste (70g)

    Boil lentils for 45 – 60 minutes in chicken stock until they are soft and fairly dissolved. Check water level occasionally and add if necessary. Do not add too much water as the mix should be thick.
    Masala Paste - Heat 3-4 tbsp oil in a pan and sauté onions until they are soft, add garlic and cook for a further 1-2 minutes. Once cooked add turmeric and toast for a few seconds. Add curry powder, cumin, salt, and chilli powder. Stir.
    Add tomatoes and cook on medium heat then add tomato paste and equal amount of water. Once the oil starts to separate it is done.
    Add the masala paste to the pot of lentils and simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes. Serve with rice or flat bread. Garnish with coriander.
  • reachme
    reachme Posts: 51 Member
    Hi,

    we can make daal/dahl with any lentil and there are many variations. I'm posting a link for you, hoping it might help you.

    http://chefinyou.com/2008/12/tadka-dal-recipe/

    The most basic version that I make contains mung beans, cumin seeds, salt and water.

    thanks
  • UrbanLotus
    UrbanLotus Posts: 1,163 Member
    I'm Indian, this is a recipe for standard everyday daal:

    1 cup of washed masoor daal
    5 cups of water
    3/4tsp turmeric powder
    3/4 tsp red chili powder
    salt to taste

    Add everything to a pot & let it boil, then lower it to medium heat, & cook for 20 min. If its too thick you can add up to a cup of boiling water.
    Sautee onion in oil, brown a bit & then add ginger & cook on low for a few min. Pour on top of daal and add fresh sliced green chilis.

    Daal is a very basic food - sweet potatoes, coconut milk etc do NOT go in it!
  • flexdirectcpr
    flexdirectcpr Posts: 103 Member
    Bump.
  • elka67
    elka67 Posts: 268 Member
    bump, i love lentils and curry
  • Mimoki
    Mimoki Posts: 115 Member
    I'm Indian, this is a recipe for standard everyday daal:

    1 cup of washed masoor daal
    5 cups of water
    3/4tsp turmeric powder
    3/4 tsp red chili powder
    salt to taste

    Add everything to a pot & let it boil, then lower it to medium heat, & cook for 20 min. If its too thick you can add up to a cup of boiling water.
    Sautee onion in oil, brown a bit & then add ginger & cook on low for a few min. Pour on top of daal and add fresh sliced green chilis.

    Daal is a very basic food - sweet potatoes, coconut milk etc do NOT go in it!


    In my house we do this as well, often times we dont put ginger but we add a few cloves of garlic that as been browned in oil as well and lightly fried dried chillies.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    I have the bestest dahl recipe ever that I got from an island on the Great Barrier Reef from back packers that were in India and shared it with the owner of the place we stayed. If you don't find a good one let me know and I'll go search for it.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/chana-masala-indian-split-peas-lentil-252119

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/lentil-soup-laal-daal-251611

    My family recipes. You will like them :)
  • sunman00
    sunman00 Posts: 872 Member
    I have the bestest dahl recipe ever that I got from an island on the Great Barrier Reef from back packers that were in India and shared it with the owner of the place we stayed. If you don't find a good one let me know and I'll go search for it.

    don't tease, go search!! :tongue:
  • taiyola
    taiyola Posts: 964 Member
    B-b-b-b-bump!
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/chana-masala-indian-split-peas-lentil-252119

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/taunto/view/lentil-soup-laal-daal-251611

    My family recipes. You will like them :)

    Thanks a lot you. We will have to have a dahloff now! Honestly though I will try yours but mine is amazing.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    I have the bestest dahl recipe ever that I got from an island on the Great Barrier Reef from back packers that were in India and shared it with the owner of the place we stayed. If you don't find a good one let me know and I'll go search for it.

    don't tease, go search!! :tongue:

    Ok going to look. It'll take me a while... I'm so unorganised! groan..this is worth it though when you taste it. It is AMAZING!!!!!!
  • selina884
    selina884 Posts: 826 Member
    There can be many types of daal..was this a yellow daal?
    It doesn't matter, they are cooked the same
  • selina884
    selina884 Posts: 826 Member
    I'm Indian, this is a recipe for standard everyday daal:

    1 cup of washed masoor daal
    5 cups of water
    3/4tsp turmeric powder
    3/4 tsp red chili powder
    salt to taste

    Add everything to a pot & let it boil, then lower it to medium heat, & cook for 20 min. If its too thick you can add up to a cup of boiling water.
    Sautee onion in oil, brown a bit & then add ginger & cook on low for a few min. Pour on top of daal and add fresh sliced green chilis.

    Daal is a very basic food - sweet potatoes, coconut milk etc do NOT go in it!

    This is how it is made
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    There can be many types of daal..was this a yellow daal?
    It doesn't matter, they are cooked the same

    Umm... no. No they're not...
  • Rosegardenia
    Rosegardenia Posts: 53 Member
    bump. keen on lentils.
  • samgolod
    samgolod Posts: 93 Member
    http://laylaanwarkitchen.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/chana-dhal-or-yellow-split-peas.html This one is really good - I've cooked it several times and it's very easy but because it uses yellow split peas the cooking takes time....red lentils are much quicker and this looks like a pretty sensible recipe but I haven't tried it :)
  • samgolod
    samgolod Posts: 93 Member
    sorry forgot to put in the red lentil dal link - here it is! http://www.welovethisbook.com/features/hugh-fearnley-whittingstalls-dahl
  • Mimoki
    Mimoki Posts: 115 Member
    red lentils are my go to! Very quick, takes less than 10 minutes (for me on a gas burner anyway). Here, they like to smash it up with a rotator thingy, don't know english name for it? so its more soupy. My husband and I prefer not to do it though and have it much thicker, since we didn't have one of those things when we lived in Ireland.
  • jsd_135
    jsd_135 Posts: 291 Member
    bump
  • janiecrake
    janiecrake Posts: 60 Member
    Bump. Love Indian food, missing my Friday night curry!
  • cmeiron
    cmeiron Posts: 1,599 Member
    Here's a really simple one I've made several times and really like: http://pinterest.com/pin/559290847444035690/
  • Querian
    Querian Posts: 419 Member
    Love me some lentils! :love:
  • tenintwenty
    tenintwenty Posts: 92
    If you can find an Indian market, you can pick up dal spice mix as well as different kinds of lentils. I like yellow lentils best. I also like starting with a mix then pumping up whichever spices I feel like. Always include a few whole chillis, garlic cloves and fresh curry leaves (if you can find them). You can also cut the butter down by half, and it's still tastey.
  • Pspetal
    Pspetal Posts: 426 Member
    This is a family recipe for yellow daal. It may not be the same you tasted at the restaurant because that was probably Punjabi style daal, but it's another option. :)

    Healthy Homemade Yellow Dal South Indian Style

    I make this in a pressure cooker since it takes about 5-10 minutes. The longer way would be to make it in a pot. Can be eaten with bread, roti, rice or by itself. Its pretty filling too.

    Makes 5 servings of 1 cup each
    Ingredients:
    1 cup Toor dal (split pigeon peas) soaked for an hour
    1 tsp ghee (clarified butter)
    curry leaves
    1/2 cup chopped onions (optional)
    5-6 cloves garlic crushed
    3-4 Thai green chillies cut lengthwise whole
    Spices: turmeric 1/3 tsp, asafoetida/heeng 1/3 tsp (Optional. Can be found in any Indian store.), mustard seeds (they look like tiny black balls), jeera (cumin seeds)
    cilantro
    salt to taste
    4 cups water
    1 tsp sugar

    The initial part is the same for a cooker or a pot... All the directions ahead can be performed in the pressure cooker too.

    Heat the ghee in a pot. Add a pinch of mustard seeds with 2 fingers.
    When the mustard seeds start spluttering, add the onions and saute them till brown.
    Add the curry leaves, a pinch or 2 of cumin seeds, half a tsp turmeric and asafoetida/heeng and move around in the pot.
    Add the soaked dal and the water. Add to it the garlic, chillies and salt.

    At this point:
    If you're using a pressure cooker, shut the lid and wait till it completes 4 whistles. Open after all the pressure has been released slowly. Add the cilantro and adjust salt accordingly and stir to mix and mash the boiled dal.

    If you're making this in a pot, keep boiling till the dal is fully cooked. When you taste a piece of the dal, it should completely disintegrate without you having to chew it. Once it has boiled completely, add the cilantro and stir and adjust the salt.


    Total calories = 803

    Per 1 cup/serving:
    calories = 160
    Protein = 9gm
    carbs = 29gm
    fat = 2gm
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    I've made this one after trying it at the Whole Life expo in Toronto. My kids LOVE it.

    http://arayuma.blogspot.ca/2011/12/coconut-dahl-soup-recipe.html
  • Pspetal
    Pspetal Posts: 426 Member
    Dal Makhani/Kali dal

    I've tried it out in the crockpot a few times and tested it till it came out right. I make this in a big quantity and freeze it in batches of 2 cups since it freezes well. This does take a long time so its always better to make a big batch.

    Total calories: 1742
    Makes 15 cups
    Cals per serving/1 cup = 111!!!
    Per cup: carbs=16gm, fat=3gm, protein=5gm, fibre=3gm

    Soak 1.25 cups whole Urad dal (sold as black lentil. Indian stores call it kali dal/urad dal) and 1/2 cup red kidney beans together for 8-9 hours or overnight.

    Ingredients to put into crockpot together:

    Soaked black and kidney beans
    3 cups diced tomatoes
    1 cup diced onions
    10 cloves of garlic + 3 tsp ginger both + a handful of cilantro all crushed together
    4-5 Thai chillies split lengthwise (add more or use less depending on how hot you want it)
    2 tbsp roasted cumin powder
    2 tbsp cilantro seed powder (available in Indian store as coriander powder/dhaniya powder)
    1 tsp sugar
    2 tsp salt
    about 5-6 cups water

    Cook on high for 6-7 hours. Low for 8-10 hours.
    Put most of the contents of the crockpot in a food processor and paste-ify it and put it back in. This gives the dal a creamy texture.

    Ingredients for Tadka/seasoning:
    3 tbsp butter (can put more but it won't make a noticeable difference unless u put like 4-5 tbsp and I can't make myself do that!)
    4 tbsp half and half cream
    1/2 tsp turmeric powder
    1 tsp cumin seeds
    2 tsp garam masala powder (can use more but I like to actually taste the ingredients rather than just the masala)

    Heat the butter on the stove in a small pan and when it starts to sizzle, add the cumin seeds, turmeric powder, garam masala and the cream while constantly stirring. Heat it for a bit and add the whole mixture to the crockpot. Adjust salt according to taste. Throw in a handful of finely chopped cilantro for garnish.

    Can be eaten with rice, bread, roti, nan or even just like that as a soup! It is unbelievably filling!

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