Lahori Daal Chawal Recipe | Dinner Recipe

Assalam-u-Alaikum everyone, hope you guys are doing well.

Today I'm going to share a very delicious recipe with you. i.e Daal chawal. A very delicious & healthy meal recipe. This is a very forgiving dish when it comes to experimenting. you can try one lentil or 3 lentils (or even beans).

The spices are also super flexible. This particular recipe (my version) uses simple ingredients and spices for an extraordinary taste.

Ingredients:

Daal :

1. Yellow chickpea lentil(Chana Daal): 1/4cup
2. Yellow lentil (Moong daal):1/4cup
3. Red lentil(Masoor daal):1/4cup
4. Water: 1 liter
5. Salt: according to taste
6. Oil: 1 tsp
7. Red chili powder:1tsp
8. Turmeric powder: half tsp
9. Baking soda :1 pinch
10. Chicken cube :1
11. Cumin seeds powder roasted& crushed: half tsp
12. Crushed green chillies:1 tsp
13. Green chilies & fresh coriander chopped half cup
14. Garlic: 3 to 4
15. Ginger: 1 small slice
16. Onion chopped:1small
17. Tomatoes  chopped: 1 small 
18. Garam masala powder: half tsp

Tarka :

1. Cooking oil: half cup
2. Onion slice:1small
3. Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
4. Red button chilies :3 to 4
5. Curry leaves:  10

Recipe:

• In a pot add water, salt, chicken cube, red chilies powder, turmeric powder, green chilies, cumin seeds, ginger, garlic, cooking oil, and bring it to a boil.
• Then add yellow chickpea lentil, yellow lentil, red lentil, onion, tomato, and baking soda mix well and bring it to boil.
• Cover partially and cook for 40 to 50 minutes or until lentils are tender.
• Mash well with the help of a wooden masher.
• Add fresh coriander, green chilies, gram masala & mix well.
•  Set aside.

Tarka

• In a pan heat oil.
• Add onion & fry till golden.
• Add garlic & mix well.
• Add cumin seeds, button chilies, mix well & saute for 1 to 2 minutes. 
• Add curry leaves & mix well.
• Add Tarka to the daal and mix well on low flame for 3 to 6 minutes.
• Delicious daal is ready

Presentation:

• Take daal in a bowl, and add fresh coriander, green chilies,& lemon.

Serve:

• Serve with naan (bread). With white rice or jeera rice.
• If you want to read the jeera rice recipe, then click on the link below.
• https://zaiqedar.blogspot.com/2022/03/Rajma-Curry-ecipe.html
• Also, try Shami kabab along with Daal chawal. Recipe below.
• https://zaiqedar.blogspot.com/2022/04/beef-shami-kabab-recipe-best-kabab.html

What is Daal Chawal?

Daal chawal is a traditional meal from the Indian subcontinent, popular in many areas of Pakistan,  India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. It consists of steamed rice and a cooked lentil or other pulses stew called dal. It is a staple food in these countries. Bhat or Chawal means "boiled rice" in several Indo-Aryan languages.