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    Gujarati Dal from Sukham Ayu | Indian Cooking Challenge for January | How to make Gujarati Dal Step By Step Recipe!

    Published: Feb 14, 2011 · Modified: Oct 28, 2020 by Srivalli · 38 Comments

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    I was really very late in choosing a recipe for this month's Indian Cooking Challenge. I almost thought I will give a month's break when I happen to talk to Pratibha. Over our conversation when she happened to ask about the Indian Cooking Challenge, it struck me that I could choose a recipe from their book. When I asked her for a simple yet authentic dish from their book, Pratibha was most generous to share this Gujarati Dal from their Award Winning book, Sukham Ayu - a vegetarian cookbook of easy & healthy recipes. This is a dish that Jigyasa remembers from her childhood days and one that evokes wonderful memories.

    I was immediately all for it and asked her to send me the recipe details right away. I could sense the excitement from all the members when I had announced this challenge. Apart from this I also had another exciting news on hand, which I said will be shared today

    I am so excited to share that Pratibha and Jigyasa are happy to gift a copy of Sukham Ayu to One lucky dip Winner.

    Once all the members post this challenge on their blogs, the authors will check the participating blogger and select one by doing a Lucky dip. I will be announcing the winners once this is done. The book will be shipped to the winner. I will contact the winner through email for their mailing address.

    Disclaimer: I have not received any compensation for doing this review. I have only received an electronic copy of the recipe and all copyright lies with Jigyasa Giri & Pratibha Jain, Authors of Sukham Ayu. The recipe is reproduced here, though in my own words,  with the Authors permission.

    Coming to the recipe, as expected I waited for the last weekend to try out this recipe but wanted to remain true to the ingredients and went in search to get those items that I didn't have. Like the recipe called for Kokum, Dried Dates and yam, etc. I have never cooked with Yam till now and I thought I should really take this opportunity to try it out. I couldn't find Kokum but got Yam and dried dates.

    I followed the recipe to T other than changing some measurements

     

    Step by Step to make Gujarati Dal

    Pressure cook the toor dal with turmeric and few drops of oil

    Churn it with a lentil masher

    Soak the Dried Dates in hot water for 10 mins

    Remove the seeds and halve them. You can use the water that it was soaked it.

    Chop the Drumsticks, Yam, have the Jaggary, Green Chilies, Ginger ready.

    Add all this to the cooked dal along with water.

    Then add Coriander and Cumin powder.

    Next goes the raw groundnut into the dal.

    Ingredients for the tempering

    Dhal cooking in the final stage.

    GUJARATI  DAL
    Source : Sukham Ayu, (reproduced here with Authors permission)For cooking the dal

    Split red gram / Toor Dal - 3/4 cup
    Turmeric powder ½ tsp
    Few drops of oil

    For making Gujarati Dal:

    Dry soft kokam - 4-5 pieces / Tamarind pulp - 2 tbsp ( I used Tamarind pulp)
    Jaggery  - 1 tsp
    Hard dry dates, halved   - 4 (opt)
    Drumstick - 2
    Yam  - 4-5 pieces, 1 inch cubes
    Raw Groundnuts - 1 tbsp
    Green chilies, slit - 4
    Ginger, grated -  1 inch piece
    Coriander powder  - 1 tsp
    Roasted Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
    Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
    Coriander leaves to garnish
    Salt to taste

    For tempering:

    Ghee  - 1 tsp
    Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
    Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
    Cumin seeds  - 1/2 tsp
    Dry red chillies - 2 long
    Asafoetida powder a pinch
    Curry leaves 5-6

    Method to prepare:

    For cooking the dal:

    Wash the Toor dal and take it in a pressure cooker, add enough water to cover the lentils, add turmeric powder and oil. Pressure cook for 4 -5 whistles or till the dal is well cooked. Once the pressure falls, churn the dal well.

    For making the dal.

    Soak the dried dates in hot water for 10 mins.

    Since I felt I might not be able to cook this dal for long as it is expected too, I pressure cooked it for 1 whistle for the drumstick, dates, yam to get cooked.

    So remove the lid, add all the other ingredients (except garam masala, coriander leaves, and tempering). Add 1 cup of water and simmer for another 15 mins, stirring occasionally.  At this stage, I felt that I might not have enough time to cook for that long so I pressure cooked and they simmered.

    For doing the tempering:

    Heat a pan with ghee, add mustard. When it splutters add fenugreek seeds, cumin, red chilies, asafoetida, and curry leaves

    Pour this tempering into the simmering dal. Continue to boil for another 5 mins. Remove from stove, garnish with garam masala and fresh coriander leaves.

    Serve this with Rice or Roti

    Notes:

    When I started boiling the dal with all the ingredients, I felt the dal might be too thin. But it was quite thick and creamy when I finished cooking. On hind sight I need not have pressure cooked the dal with all the ingredients as I ended up cooking for a while. Anyways I was happy the dal turned out so well.

    All the vegetarians at home really enjoyed and kids will love to eat this with rice. Though we normally add raw groundnuts to dishes like pulusu which is mostly without dals, adding this to a dal was really so wonderful.

    I loved munching on those dried dates and will surely lookout to get my hands on Kokam to make this dal again with it.

    To all my ICC members, please link your Gujarati Dal post to Mr. Linky.

    Check out the 25 bloggers running the next 7 days for the Blogging Marathon!

     

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    Author Srivalli
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    1. Smitha says

      February 14, 2011 at 6:54 pm

      soo nice Srivalli...I am so sad that I couldn't join in...first I didn't have all that required,so I left it to the end, then something urgent came up!
      your dal looks good!...I will make it for sure some day!

      Reply
    2. savitha ramesh says

      February 14, 2011 at 6:59 pm

      lovely dal .so sad,that we are coming to an end.Hope to follow u in future.I will visit ur site often

      Reply
    3. Manju says

      February 14, 2011 at 7:08 pm

      The dates must give a little bit of a sweetness to the dal. I would have thought they add jaggery to make it sweet. Nice recipe!

      Reply
    4. Now Serving says

      February 14, 2011 at 7:17 pm

      Naak ooring, Valli - Love the step by step dear!

      Reply
    5. harini-jaya says

      February 14, 2011 at 7:33 pm

      Lovely dal..I have never cooked with yam and because of the blogging marathon and other hard pressing issues, I had no time to go look for the ingredients, so I won't be posting in ICC this month.

      Reply
    6. Priya says

      February 14, 2011 at 7:37 pm

      Dal looks superb, will post mine tomorrow...

      Reply
    7. Scraps says

      February 15, 2011 at 1:21 am

      The link-up link doesn't seem to be there/working?

      Here's my take on this month's challenge

      Reply
    8. Gayathri Kumar says

      February 14, 2011 at 11:54 pm

      Very delicious daal..

      Reply
    9. Nutan says

      February 15, 2011 at 1:52 am

      Hi Srivalli, Posted my recipe and linked it.

      Reply
    10. Santosh Bangar says

      February 15, 2011 at 3:42 am

      nice flavour of gujrat

      Reply
    11. The Foodie says

      February 15, 2011 at 3:49 am

      Hi srivalli... your daal looks so nice..I have posted mine...thanks.

      Reply
    12. Rujuta says

      February 15, 2011 at 9:39 am

      Srivalli,
      Lovely dal and gr8 clicks..
      Must try it out soon...
      Best Wishes
      Rujuta

      Reply
    13. Sanctified Spaces says

      February 15, 2011 at 5:45 am

      looks good.DH not in town...so i didnt make it this time.

      Reply
    14. Sanctified Spaces says

      February 15, 2011 at 5:45 am

      The recipe looks grt.DH not in town...so i didnt make it this time.

      Reply
    15. jayasree says

      February 15, 2011 at 6:27 am

      Lovely pics...I enjoyed the dal immensely.

      Reply
    16. sowmya's creative saga says

      February 15, 2011 at 7:40 am

      recipe really sounds different and interesting..a must try..and alovely picture..

      Reply
    17. Reva says

      February 15, 2011 at 8:13 am

      Lovely choice of recipe... Enjoyed making it...
      Reva

      Reply
    18. PJ says

      February 15, 2011 at 8:31 am

      Thanks for choosing this recipe Srivalli.We had it for lunch today 🙂

      Your dal looks delicious 🙂

      Reply
    19. kaveri says

      February 15, 2011 at 9:07 am

      Hai Srivalli,

      Great Recipe, Lovely Blog. I would like to share an award I received from Shilpi. Please do collect it at my blog.

      Reply
    20. veena krishnakumar says

      February 15, 2011 at 9:31 am

      Hi Srivalli
      dal looks very delicious. Thank you for the challenge. Enjoyed it

      Reply
    21. VeenaAravind says

      February 15, 2011 at 9:50 am

      HI valli..I have posted mine 🙂

      Reply
    22. Ramya says

      February 15, 2011 at 9:53 am

      Hi Valli..
      Dal was very yummy...I have posted mine and linked it:-)

      Reply
    23. nivedita says

      February 15, 2011 at 11:44 am

      Valli,
      I loved the unique taste of this yummy dal.
      Thanks to you, Pratibha and Jigyasa.
      waiting for the next one.

      Reply
    24. Pavani says

      February 15, 2011 at 12:17 pm

      What a nutritious and delicious dal Valli. It turned out excellent even though I made some changes due to lack of availability of ingredients. Thanks for choosing this dish.

      Reply
    25. Gayathri Kumar says

      February 15, 2011 at 12:52 pm

      Valli, linked my post now..

      Reply
    26. Suma Gandlur says

      February 15, 2011 at 2:56 pm

      It was simple and quick besides being delicious. Thanks for choosing this for ICC.
      BTW, as mentioned before, I am waiting for the next marathon.:))Please do let me know about it.

      Reply
    27. PriyaVaasu says

      February 15, 2011 at 3:23 pm

      hi valli, it was delicious, quickie recipe!!! Loved making it!!!! Didnt have drumstick handy!!!! Sure going to try again sometime!!!!

      Reply
    28. Jayashree says

      February 15, 2011 at 3:58 pm

      Loved it Valli....have linked.

      Reply
    29. azeeskitchen says

      February 15, 2011 at 4:20 pm

      Looks very healthy valli..will try it out!!

      Reply
    30. rekhas kitchen says

      February 15, 2011 at 7:57 pm

      Your cup of dal looks so delicious with those drumsticks missing them:(.Posted my recipe for ICC and linked it here Thanks for choosing this delicious recipe Valli.

      Reply
    31. harini-jaya says

      February 15, 2011 at 8:20 pm

      Yay! I could pitch in this month's challenge in the last minute!! Have linked it above! Thanks Srivalli, for choosing this delicious dal.

      Reply
    32. nivedita says

      February 16, 2011 at 5:04 am

      HI Valli
      thanks for correcting my mistake, I am not sure what happened. but I think its fine now?

      Reply
    33. Minu says

      February 16, 2011 at 5:23 am

      Tasty dal.
      Posting mine today

      Reply
    34. Saras says

      February 16, 2011 at 6:07 am

      Looks healthy & I bookmarked it valli!!

      Reply
    35. Eat Hearty says

      February 16, 2011 at 3:03 pm

      Very nice recipe Srivalli....looks yummy and healthy too!!

      Reply
    36. the foodie says

      February 17, 2011 at 6:51 am

      Linked my post srivalli.

      Reply
    37. Minu says

      February 17, 2011 at 11:55 am

      Finally, my post is up.
      Very tasty and enjoyed by all at home.
      Thanks

      Reply
    38. Mina Joshi says

      February 17, 2011 at 9:39 pm

      Perfect Gujarati dall!!

      Reply

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