Producer: Mehak Pal Editor: Sujata Singh

Authentic Gujarati Dal Recipe

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Sweet and tangy toor dal made Gujarati style with potatoes and peanuts, try this authentic recipe at home.

 Ingredients for the dal

Toor dal, boiled - 1 cup Smashed ginger - 2 tsp Green chillies - 2 Jaggery - 1 tbsp Kokum - 3 pieces Coriander leaves, chopped - 1 tbsp Peanuts - 3 tbsp Potatoes, boiled/chopped - 2 Salt - As per taste

Ingredients for tempering

Ghee - 1 tbsp Bay leaves - 2 Ground red chillies - 3 Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Cinnamon stick - 1 Cloves - 2 Methi dana - 1/2 tsp Kasoori methi - 2 tsp Curry leaves - 4 Tomato, chopped - 1 Sugar - 1/2 tsp Salt - As per taste Turmeric - 1 tsp Dhaniya powder - 1.5 tsp Coriander leaves - For garnishing

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Add the boiled toor dal with water in a wok. Add the ginger, green chillies, jaggery, kokum, coriander leaves, peanuts, potatoes, and salt. Cover and let it simmer till starts to thicken.

Step 1

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Heat some ghee in a pan, add bay leaves, boria mirch, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, cinnamon, cloves, methi dana, kasoori methi, and curry leaves.

Step 2

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Add the tomatoes, sugar, salt, turmeric, and coriander powder. Cook it for some time.

Step 3

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Add this to the simmering dal. Cook for some time.

Step 4

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Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot.

Step 5