Urad Dal Recipe (Black Dal)

Name: Urad Dal Recipe (Black Dal)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: ½ cup (100 grams) black urad dal; ½ cup (100 grams) chana dal ((Bengal gram)); 2 to 3 tablespoons oil or ghee ((+ 1 tablespoon ghee to finish)); ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 inch cinnamon piece; 1 black cardamom; 1 bay leaf ((Indian tej patta)); ¾ cup (1 medium) onion ((chopped)); 1 green chili ((chopped, more if you want, omit for low heat)); ¾ tablespoon (1 inch) ginger ((peeled and minced or use ¾ tsp paste)); ¾ tablespoon (3 large cloves) garlic ((peeled and minced or use ¾ tsp paste)); 1¼ cup (2 medium) tomatoes ((deseed & chop or puree, or ⅔ cup store bought tomato puree/ passata)); ⅓ to ½ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder ((adjust to your preference)); ½ teaspoon garam masala ((+ a pinch more if you want)); ¼ teaspoon turmeric; ¾ teaspoon sea salt ((+ more, adjust to taste)); 3 cups (720 ml) water (+ 1 cup hot water to adjust the consistency); 2 to 3 tablespoons coriander leaves (/ cilantro fine chopped); ¾ tablespoon kasuri methi ((optional, dried fenugreek leaves))

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 1h 15m total

Servings

Calories

15% of a 2,000 cal day

308KCAL

Protein

12g24% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat13g

17%

Saturated4g

22%

Unsaturated9g

—

Total Carbs37g

14%

Fiber8g

27%

Total Sugars4g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch25g

—

Sodium489mg

21%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

North Indian black lentil dal cooked with whole spices and aromatics until creamy and flavorful. Hearty and protein-rich, served with rice or flatbread.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

100 gblack urad dal — ½ cup
100 gchana dal (Bengal gram) — dried, ½ cup
2–3 tbspoil or ghee) — (+ 1 tablespoon ghee to finish
½ tspcumin seeds
1 inchcinnamon piece
1black cardamom
1bay leaf (Indian tej patta) — dried
¾ cuponion — medium, chopped, 1
1green chili — chopped, optional
¾ tbspginger — peeled, minced, 1 inch, or ginger paste
¾ tbspgarlic — large, peeled, minced, 3, or garlic paste
1¼ cupstomatoes — medium, 2, or store bought tomato puree/passata
⅓–½ tspKashmiri red chili powder — powdered
½ tspgaram masala
¼ tspturmeric
¾ tspsea salt
4 cupswater — 960 ml
2–3 tbspcoriander leaves (cilantro) — finely chopped
¾ tbspkasuri methi — dried, optional

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Method

1h 15m total

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