Warm, richly spiced, and built for a satisfying meal, gujarati dal recipe | gujarati tuvar dal | gujarati toor dal is a vegetarian gujarati dal made with toor dal, tomato, and dried kokum / punarpuli in about 35 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 25 minutes
  • Total time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: dal
  • Cuisine: gujarati

Ingredients

for pressure cooking:

  • ½ cup toor dal (soaked 20 minutes)
  • ½ tomato (finely chopped)
  • 5 dried kokum / punarpuli
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • ¼ tsp garam masala
  • 1 chilli (slit)
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp jaggery / gud
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 2 cup water
  • 2 tbsp peanuts

other ingredients:

  • 1½ cup water
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

for tempering:

  • 1 tsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • ½ tsp cumin / jeera
  • ¼ tsp methi / fenugreek seeds
  • 1 inch cinnamon
  • 2 dried red chilli
  • few curry leaves

Method

  1. firstly, in a cooker take ingredients listed for pressure cooking and pressure cook for 5 whistles.
  2. take off the peanuts cup and keep aside.
  3. whisk the dal until it turns creamy and smooth.
  4. add 1½ cup water and boiled peanuts.
  5. mix well adjusting consistency as required.
  6. simmer for 5 minutes, or until the flavours are well absorbed.
  7. now prepare the tempering and pour over dal, also add 2 tbsp coriander and mix well.
  8. finally, enjoy gujarati dal recipe tastes great when prepared slightly watery consistency.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.