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Dals & Legumes

23 recipes

Moong Dal Khichdi — Moong dal khichdi with ghee

All India

Moong Dal Khichdi

25mEasy3

Moong Dal Cheela — Thin yellow moong dal cheela with fine lentil texture, crisp edges and green herb flecks

North Indian

Moong Dal Cheela

20mEasy3

Punjabi Kadhi Pakora — Punjabi kadhi pakora with pakoras in yellow yogurt curry

Punjabi

Punjabi Kadhi Pakora

45mMedium4

Turai Chana Dal — Tender pale-green ridge-gourd cubes with distinct yellow split chana dal, tomato and cumin

North Indian

Turai Chana Dal

35mEasy3

Green Moong Usal — Semi-dry Maharashtrian green moong usal with sprouts, coconut, mustard and curry leaves

Maharashtrian

Green Moong Usal

35mEasy3

Colocasia Leaf Kadhi — Spiral colocasia leaf rolls in yellow yogurt and gram flour kadhi

Uttarakhandi

Colocasia Leaf Kadhi

40mMedium4

Pumpkin Sambar — South Indian sambar with vegetables

South Indian

Pumpkin Sambar

35mEasy4

Drumstick Toor Dal — Yellow toor dal with ridged moringa pods and garlic-cumin tempering

Maharashtrian

Drumstick Toor Dal

35mEasy4

Rajma Masala — Rajma kidney bean curry with rice

Punjabi

Rajma Masala

45mMedium4

Chole Masala — Spiced chickpea chole in a bowl

Punjabi

Chole Masala

40mMedium4

Tomato Rasam — Steaming bowl of South Indian rasam

South Indian

Tomato Rasam

20mEasy4

Cholar Dal — Bengali cholar dal with intact Bengal gram, browned coconut and raisins

Bengali

Cholar Dal

35mEasy4

Kadala Curry — Kerala kadala curry with black chickpeas in dark roasted coconut gravy

Kerala

Kadala Curry

40mMedium4

Daliya Khichdi — Thick broken-wheat and moong dal khichdi with carrots, peas and ghee

North Indian

Daliya Khichdi

30mEasy3

Punjabi Chole — Spiced chickpea chole in a bowl

Punjabi

Punjabi Chole

60mMedium4

Kollu Rasam — Steaming bowl of South Indian rasam

Tamil

Kollu Rasam

40mMedium4

Masoor Dal Tadka — Bowl of Indian dal with ghee tempering

North Indian

Masoor Dal Tadka

30mEasy3

Gujarati Kadhi — Thin pale-yellow Gujarati yogurt kadhi with mustard, cumin, curry leaves and dried chilli

Gujarati

Gujarati Kadhi

25mEasy4

Matar Ghugni — Bengali ghugni with whole cooked white peas, potato, raw onion and lemon

Bengali

Matar Ghugni

35mEasy4

Dal Tadka — Yellow dal tadka with ghee, cumin and dried red chilli tempering

North Indian

Dal Tadka

30mEasy4

Yellow Dal Fry — Bowl of Indian dal with ghee tempering

North Indian

Yellow Dal Fry

25mEasy4

Sambar — South Indian sambar with vegetables

South Indian

Sambar

40mMedium4

Dal Baati — Rajasthani dal baati with cracked baked baatis, thick dal and ghee

Rajasthani

Dal Baati

75mHard4

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