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Moong Dal Khichdi

Moong Dal Khichdi is a simple Indian dish consisting of moong dal (split green gram) and rice cooked together. It’s nota...

Simple Indian Rice Moong

9.0 Excellent

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Dal Fry

Dal Fry is a widely popular Indian lentil preparation made primarily from pigeon peas, commonly known as toor dal. The l...

Indian Restaurant Style Vegetarian Toor Dal

8.7 Great

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Sabut Masoor Dal

Sabut Masoor Dal is a whole red lentil curry widely cooked across the Indian subcontinent, valued for retaining more fib...

Simple Indian Everyday Vegetarian

8.7 Great

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Hyderabadi khatti dal

Hyderabadi khatti dal is a distinctive Indian lentil dish originating from Hyderabad. It features a prominent sour flavo...

Indian Main Tamarind Hyderabadi

8.6 Great

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Tomato Dal

Tomato dal is a South Asian lentil preparation in which dal is cooked with tomatoes and seasoned with aromatics and spic...

Simple Comfort Everyday Tangy

8.5 Great

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Sopa de Lentejas

Sopa de Lentejas is a traditional Spanish soup made primarily with lentils, vegetables, and often cured meats such as ch...

Simple Spanish Everyday Vegetarian

8.2 Great

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Dal Chawal

Dal Chawal is the quintessential everyday meal of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of cooked lentils (dal) served ove...

Simple Indian Everyday Comfort Food

8.2 Great

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Moth Dal Curry

Moth dal curry is an Indian legume dish made from moth beans, also called matki, a small, drought-tolerant pulse cultiva...

Indian Everyday Dry Rajasthani

8.1 Great

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Mixed Dal

Mixed dal is a South Asian lentil preparation made by cooking two or more types of dal, the dried split legumes used in...

Indian Everyday Nutritious North Indian

8.1 Great

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Chane ki Dal

Chane ki Dal is an Indian lentil dish made primarily from split Bengal gram, also called chana dal. The lentils are cook...

Indian Everyday Dry North Indian

8.1 Great

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Gujarati dal

Gujarati dal is a staple lentil dish from the western Indian state of Gujarat, prepared primarily from split pigeon peas...

Indian Main Sweet Sour Gujarati

8.0 Great

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Moong Dal Tadka

Moong dal tadka is a North Indian lentil preparation made from split and hulled yellow mung beans cooked until soft, the...

Light Indian Everyday Tempered

7.9 Good

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Varan bhaat

Varan bhaat is a traditional vegetarian comfort food from Maharashtra, India, consisting of plain, cooked toor dal (spli...

Indian Main Rice Maharashtrian

7.8 Good

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Dal Palak

Dal Palak is a common Indian preparation combining cooked lentils with spinach and spices into a thick curry or stew. Va...

Indian Everyday Vegetarian Healthy

7.7 Good

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Amti

Amti is a Maharashtrian lentil preparation commonly made with cooked pigeon peas, also called toor dal or arhar dal. It...

Traditional Thin Maharashtrian Toor Dal

7.6 Good

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Dalithoy

Dalithoy is a Konkani toor dal from India, notable in Saraswat Brahmin cooking for its simple coconut-free seasoning and...

Indian Main Tempered Toor Dal

7.6 Good

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Bhaja Moong Dal

Bhaja Moong Dal is a traditional Indian lentil preparation popular in Bengali cuisine. The dish features split mung bean...

Simple Indian Roasted Bengali

7.4 Good

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Katachi amti

Katachi amti is a traditional lentil curry from the Maharashtrian region of India, specifically created to accompany the...

Indian Main Festival Maharashtrian

7.4 Good

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Lentejas Guisadas

Lentejas guisadas is a traditional Spanish lentil stew prepared by simmering lentils with aromatic vegetables and season...

Simple Everyday Comfort Food Latin American

7.3 Good

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Musur Dal

Musur Dal is a Bengali lentil preparation made from split red lentils, also called masoor dal. The lentils are boiled un...

Indian Everyday Comfort Food Bengali

6.5 Fair