3336 masala dal adapted from julie sahni Recipes

red lentil, mung beans (moong dal, dehulled), salt, cold water, vegetable oil, asafetida powder, panch phoron (try panch phoran), plum tomato, seeded and finely chopped, turmeric

channa dal, peanut oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, fresh curry leaves, dried red chili, brown mustard seeds, turmeric, cinnamon stick, green cardamom pods, crushed, fenugreek seeds, asafetida powder, coconut milk, water, sea salt , to taste, cilantro leaf, to garnish

dried yellow split peas (moong dal), tomatoes (diced ), garlic cloves (lasan, finely chopped), fresh gingerroot (adrak, grated), jalepeno chili pepper (diced ), dried red chili pepper, fresh cilantro (hara dhania, chopped) or 1/4 cup coriander leaves (hara dhania, chopped), cumin seed (zeera), ground turmeric (haldi), salt (to taste), asafetida powder (heeng), lemon juice, water, vegetable oil

masoor dal, water, oil, black mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves, roughly chopped tomato, minced serrano chilies, chopped fresh spinach, turmeric, ground cumin, ground coriander, salt , as needed, lemon juice, chopped cilantro, for garnish

basmati rice (washed well & drained ), chana lentils (chana dal), onion (thinly sliced ), peppercorn (saabut kaali mirch), loung ), cinnamon stick (dal cheeni, 2 inches), bay leaves (tezz pattay), black cardamom pods (bari kaali ilaichi), black cumin seeds (kaala zeera), red chili powder (pisi lal mirch, or to taste), salt (to taste), oil, water

split mung dal, without skins, water, turmeric, ground coriander (or you can use ground cumin), shredded fresh gingerroot, serrano chilies, finely diced, vine ripened tomatoes, finely diced, salt, cumin seeds , and or 1 tsp fennel seeds, black or 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds, depending on your taste and mood, butter or ghee, cilantro (to garnish )

mung dal (green ), sugar, ghee, saffron , soaked in a little milk, cardamom powder, water

mung dal, water, turmeric powder, amchur (dry mango powder), cumin powder, red chili powder, cumin seed, oil, salt, cilantro (to garnish )

split mung dal , soaked in water 7-8 hours and drained, water, green chili, ginger, garlic clove, cilantro, salt, flax seeds, ground, cumin seed, onion, finely chopped (optional)

channa dal, panir, onions, tomatoes, cinnamon sticks, black cardamom pods, bay leaves, whole red chile, turmeric powder, chili powder, chopped coriander (for garnishing), fresh ginger (1 piece), garlic, oil, salt, water, lime

whole wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt (or to taste), water, yellow moong dal, washed and soaked for at least 20 minutes (split yellow gram), water, cumin seed, asafetida powder (optional), turmeric powder, red chili powder, vegetable oil, salt (or to taste), flour, ghee or 1 tbsp vegetable oil, for cooking

toor dal, roma tomatoes, diced, green chili peppers, chopped (called thai chile), turmeric, oil, mustard seeds, cumin seed, dried red chilies , torn up (sold as oriental chiles), asafetida powder, curry leaves , torn

toor dal, red lentil (masoor), water, tomato, chopped, salt, turmeric powder, canola oil, black mustard seeds, cumin seed, serrano pepper , slit, dried red chilies, broken into half, curry leaves, garlic cloves, finely chopped, cumin powder, cilantro, chopped, salt , to taste

mung dal, with skin, chopped green chilies, chopped fenugreek leaves (methi), gram flour (besan), asafetida powder, bicarbonate of soda, sugar (optional), oil, salt

split red lentils (masoor dal), water, ground turmeric, vegetable oil, cumin seed, garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped, onion, peeled and cut into fine slices, cabbage, cored and finely shredded, hot green chili pepper, seeded and finely sliced, salt, tomato, peeled (or not ), fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated

split garbanzo beans (chana dal), oil, indian bitter melons, tomatoes, preferably ripe, onions, sliced, green chilies, ginger garlic paste

mung dal (small yellow lentils), uncooked rice (jasmine or basmati work best), green chilies (chopped ), ginger (peeled and chopped ), curry leaves (optional), asafetida powder (hing), salt, vegetable oil , to make dosas, cilantro, leaves (coriander, chopped fine), fresh coconut (optional) or 2 tbsp coconut flakes (optional), onion (chopped ) (optional)

black gram flour (urad dal), cumin seed, ajwain, bicarbonate of soda, salt, oil