easy gujarati dal recipe | gujarati tuvar dal | gujarati toor dal

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.