Daal gosht is one popular dish, where every household have there own recipe. It's flavorful mix of meat and daal cooked in yogurt base gravy, topped with fresh mint leaves.
Today I am sharing my family recipe, it is comfort food and one of my favourite kind of daal recipe!
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Ingredients:
Meat 1 - 2 lbs, you can use goat, lamb, veal or even chicken
Chana daal 1 cup
Onion 2 medium, sliced
Yogurt 3/4 -1 cup
Ginger 1 tsp
Garlic 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp or to taste
Red chili powder 1 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Tumeric powder 1/4 tsp
Oil 1/2 cup
Mint leaves 1/2 cup
Every family seems to have their own family recipe that becomes a tradition, and this Bhuni Mash dal is ours. It came from Grandma, who passed it down to my mother. She have been making this recipe for years, whenever family from far visit her, everyone requests it.
Full of protein and fiber, easy to prepare, a great alternative to meat, and super tasty. You can pull this bhuni howi mash daal off with just five ingredients or fewer — recipes that deliver a ton of flavor without a ton of work!
Bhuni Mash Daal is a way to cook quite like we cook pulao. It means the grains have to be separate as in pulao or biryani not mushy and soupy as in most daal based dishes.
Now daal and legumes have repo of being gassy, when we do eat more, we end up sitting alone in a room due to the, ahem, after effects. To avoid that, add lot of ginger and mint leaves, they will make daal more digestible, which will help reduce the tushie trumpets.
This recipe is quick and easy recipe which you can turn to time and time again when all you need is something fast, easy, and delicious.
Daal Karhai, when I heard this name for the first time. I was in awe. My whole family love karhai gosht, made with any kind of meat but Daal Karahi sounds interesting.
Finding new legumes and lentils recipe is my all time task, so trying/recreating daal karhai was must.
I used Chana daal also known as bengal gram. These lentils have a sweet and nutty taste. The dal is cooked to al dente, then cooked further with the flavoring ingredients like tomato, garlic, ginger and spices almost like we cook karhai with meat. I used wok (karhai) to cook and to serve as well. But ofcource you can use regular cooking pot as well. Simple and delicious!
Serve chana dal with steamed rice or zeera rice and a side raita. You could also serve it with rotis or naan along with cucumber raita. This Chana daal is easy weeknight dinner, make family meal time simple: quick, fresh and delicious.
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Ingredients:
Chana daal 1 1/2 cups
Tomatoes 3-4 medium size
Ginger 1 tbsp
Garlic 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp (to taste)
Red chili powder 1/2 tsp
Black pepper powder 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
Black cumin (kala zeera/shah zeera) 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek (qasoori methi) 1/4 - 1/2 tsp
Fried onion 2 tbsp (optional)
Oil 1/4 - 1/2 cup
Green chilies 8 -10
Black eyed peas aka Lobia are itself so delicious and creamy, cooking with grounded meat make it more nutritious and delicious!
The dish uses everyday ingredients and keeps well in the refridgerator. Now it is a part of our meal rotation. Comforting, hearty with just enough wholesomeness for a good one pot meal.
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Ingredients:
Qeema (ground meat) 1 lb
Lobia (black eye beans) 1 can
Onion 2 medium, sliced
Tomatoe 1, chopped
Yogurt 1/2 cup
Salt
Red chili powder 1 tsp, to taste
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Oil 1/4 cup
Cilantro chopped
Garam masala
There are few curries that combine the goodness of both lentils and vegetables. This Lauki Chana Dal is one if them. Lauki Chana Dal is a perfect weekday curry that you can make in just 30 minutes. Its healthy and delicious and can be paired with roti or rice.
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Ingredients:
Gram Lentil (Chanay ki daal) 1 cup
Bottle gourd (Lauki/ghiya) 1/2 - 1 cup, cubed
Onion 2 medium, sliced
Tomatoes 2, medium, chopped
Salt
Red Chili powder 1 tbsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Turmeric 1/4 tsp
Ginger 1 tsp
Garlic 1 tsp
Tamarind pulp (imli) 1/4 cup
Mint leaves 15 - 20
Oil 1/4 cup
Urad dal, also known as Split Black Gram, is one of the famous lentils used in southern part of Asia, especially in Indian cuisine. This is a very comforting dal for a cold day. Urad dal is stickier and heavier than other dals, so this is a thick-style dal.Rich in dietary fibre and protein, black gram when cooked is sticky and is a heavier dal. Urad dal does take time to cook and when slow cooked gets slimy.
Recipe of urad dal is straightforward, easy to make. There are a few variations to the basic urad ki daal with each version having an addictive, unique flavor. With warming flavors, urad dal made for a perfect vegetarian meal.
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Ingredients:
Urad dal 1/2 cup, wash and soak in water for 1-2 hours
Tomatoes 2, medium, finely chopped
Garlic 2-3 cloves, finely minced
Ginger 1", finely minced
Kasuri methi 1/2 tsp, crushed
Green chilis 3, slit
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Red chili powder 1 tsp
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Cilantro 2 tbsps, finely chopped for garnish
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Oil 2 tbsp
Rajma, or red kidney bean curry is a go-to comfort food for many Indian people. Since I am adding more legumes to our diet I recently tried this recipe, since then having it very often. The creaminess of the red beans simmered in tomatoes with the spice from the gravy is perfect over a steaming bowl of rice or with chapati roti like we are having it.
Beans are a staple food in so many cultures around the world. They’re nutritious, contain protein as well as fiber, they’re widely available, inexpensive and above all- almost every culture has a comfort food version including beans.
Besides being easy to make, this dish is healthy and vegan. This recipe is so versatile, if you have a favorite way of making Kidney Beans, you can simply use this recipe as a guideline and use your spices!
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Ingredients:
3/4th cups Rajma (Red kidney beans) or 1 can
2 tablespoons Oil
1 Bay leaf
1 small or ½ cup Onion chopped finely or food processed
1 teaspoon Ginger
1 teaspoon Garlic
½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 ½ teaspoons Red chili powder
1 teaspoon Coriander powder
1 teaspoon Cumin powder
2 medium or 1 cup Tomato pureed
½ teaspoon Garam masala
Salt
Want to Live to 100? Eat More Beans!
You guys must have noticed I am adding more legumes to our diet.. Beans are the least expensive source of protein, complex carbs and fiber, beans contain a powerhouse of nutrients including antioxidants.
So today I am making delicious and protein pack chana curry recipe from Punjab. ... It is also called Punjabi chana masala. This Cholay masala, is a quick, easy and delicious meal to satisfy any spicy craving!
Sabut Masoor Daal or Kali Daal also known as Indian Brown Lentils. Creamy, delicious, easy to make, and healthy. Uses simple ingredients that you will have in your pantry. Vegan and Gluten free.
These lentils are a rich source of dietary fiber and have 11 grams of protein. They contain nine essential amino acids, which makes them a popular source of protein for a plant based diet. Brown lentils hold their shape well while cooking. After cooking, they have a wonderful creamy texture.
This sabut masoor dal is slightly on the thicker side and it gets even thicker and creamier as it cools down. That’s why it goes well with roti or paratha too. You can make this daal following same recipe on stove-top pressure cooker, or in Instant pot as well. Serve this sabut masoor dal with roti, paratha, rice, quinoa or any other grain of choice.
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Ingredients:
Sabut Masoor daal (Brown Lentil) 1 1/2 cupa
Salt 1 tsp
Red chili powder 1 tsp, to taste
Turmeric 1/4 tsp
Minced garlic 1 tsp
Tamarind pulp 1/4 cup or adjust according to your liking
Tarka:
Oil 1/4 cup
Onion sliced 1 small
Garlic sliced, 1-2 cloves
Cumin seeds (zeera) 1 tsp
Whole red chilies 5 - 6
