3336 masala dal adapted from julie sahni Recipes

red lentil, washed (masoor dal), water, bay leaf, red chili powder, turmeric powder, fresh curry leaf, tomatoes, peeled and chopped, salt, black pepper (optional), fresh coriander leaves, washed and finely chopped

fresh ginger, peeled and sliced, garlic cloves, crushed, ghee (clarified butter), yellow onions, thinly sliced, cayenne pepper, ground coriander, ground cumin, turmeric, red lentils (masoor dal), salt, black mustard seeds, whole cumin seed, thai green chilies, stemmed and sliced (remove seeds if desired)

toor dal (see pigeon pea paste (aka arhar dal or toovar dal) #483388), peanut oil or 2 tbsp canola oil, ground asafetida powder (generous pinch) or 1 garlic clove (finely chopped, less authentic, and added after the cumin seeds and stirred once or twice before add), whole cumin seed, ripe tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped, ground turmeric, fresh hot green chili, finely chopped (do not remove seeds), chopped fresh cilantro or 4 tbsp fresh coriander, salt, water , to cook tomatoes, water , for final cooking with lemon juice, fresh lemon juice, water, salt, chapati pasta (made from dough from indian griddle flatbreads (chapatis) #483402) or 3/4 lb fettuccine (less authentic), peanut oil or 3 tbsp canola oil, whole brown mustard seeds or 1/2 tsp yellow mustard seeds, whole hot red chili pepper, crumbled, salt

channa dal, cleaned, washed , soaked in water and drained, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt, water, garlic cloves, peeled, washed and finely chopped, green chilies, washed and chopped, fresh ginger, peeled, washed and finely chopped, onions, peeled, washed and finely chopped, onion, peeled, washed and finely chopped, oil, cumin seeds, tomato, washed, peeled and chopped into 1 inch sized cubes, tomato, washed, peeled and chopped into 1 inch sized cubes, white pumpkin, washed, peeled, de-seeded and diced into cubes (we call it doodhi in hindi, you should have about 1 1/2 cups of pumpkin chopped into cubes) (optional), dried kasuri methi , crumbled between your palms

bengal gram dal, coconut, cumin seed, red chilies, asafetida powder, sugar, salt, vanaspati, bay leaves, baking soda

panir, cut into cubes 2.5 cm, ginger, garlic, oil, whole dry kashmiri chile, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, brown cardamom pod, onions, grated, turmeric powder, red chili powder, tomatoes, chopped, water, bengal gram dal , soaked in water for 2 hours, salt, coriander leaves, chopped

red bell peppers, cooked and cooled dal, cooked and cooled brown rice, black beans , thoroughly rinsed and drained, green onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, cumin, chili powder, red pepper flakes, salt (or to taste), tomato paste, vegetable oil

yellow splitt peas, split urad dal, with skin (maa), ginger paste, garlic paste, red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, green onions, chopped, green chilies, chopped, coriander, chopped, cumin, oil, whole wheat flour

yellow moong dal (soaked in water for 1 hour, and drained), fresh spinach, finely chopped, onion, finely chopped, green chilies, finely chopped (indian or thai variety), turmeric, salt, cumin, mustard seeds, peanut oil, nutmeg (optional), coconut, fresh shredded (optional), lime juice (to taste)

onion, skinned and finely chopped, ginger (sliced ), garlic paste, vegetable oil, turmeric (haldi), coriander powder, cumin, skinless chicken breast (minced ), tomatoes, diced, lemon juice, urad dal, split washed and soaked (mash dal), crushed red chili pepper, salt, green chilies

channa dal (split peas), water, cinnamon stick, salt, turmeric powder, sugar, cardamom powder, mustard oil (or 3 tbsp vegetable oil with 2 tsp dry mustard powder), ground cumin, minced green chili, red chili flakes, steamed basmati rice , recipe follows, eggplant fitters , recipe follows, eggplant, mustard oil, all-purpose flour, salt, turmeric, cayenne pepper, basmati rice, water (plus additional for washing)

chana dal (yellow split peas), washed, garlic clove, garlic, hot green chili, stemmed, water, chopped onions, chopped fresh dill (or coriander), fresh curry leaves (optional), salt to taste, ground black pepper, vegetable oil for deep-frying

split mung dal, turmeric, water, salt, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, black peppercorns, dried red chilies, vegetable oil, minced garlic, minced shallots, coconut milk, cooked basmati rice , for serving, celery leaves , for serving

chana dal, onion finely chopped, coriander leaves finely chopped, chillies finely chopped (add to taste), tumeric powder, salt to taste, oil to deep fry

tur dal/kandi pappu/red gram dal, moong dal/pesara pappu/yellow lentils, channa dal/bengal gram/senaga pappu, masoor dal/red lentils, urad dal/minappa pappu/split gram dal, onion, finely chopped, green chilies , slit, ginger, finely minced, haldi/pasupu/turmeric pwd, red chilli pwd, tomato, finely chopped, chopped coriander leaves, lemon juice, oil, cumin seeds, hing/asafoetida, red chilies , tear and de-seed, crushed coriander seeds (optional), garam masala pwd, ghee

toor dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, ghee, tomato (diced ), onion (chop ), a pinch of turmeric, salt to taste, a pinch of hing, red chilis, coriander leaves

split green gram (moong dal ), spinach chopped, tomato(es) chopped, onion chopped, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, chopped ginger, green chilli(es) slit, flake garlic, butter / ghee (clarified butter), red chilli powder and salt to taste, fresh coriander leaves to garnish .

yellow split peas (4 oz), toor dal , dried split pigeon peas (4 oz), dried red lentils (4 oz), vegetable oil, cumin seeds, onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice, garlic, minced, ground coriander, turmeric, cayenne pepper, tomato, cut into 1/2-inch dice, salt, unsalted butter, chopped cilantro