Dal is a popular ingredient in Indian cuisine. It is used to make various Indian traditional dishes that most Indian people enjoy very often. In many Indian families, dal is consumed daily. They used dal almost daily to make various awesome dishes. Particularly vegetarians always include it in their daily diet because it is a significant source of plant protein. There are various types of dal which are used in Indian cuisine. Those dals are called in different names in different Indian languages. So it becomes very important to know what is called dal in English. [Read more…] about Various types of Indian dal in English – Check at a glance
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Mouthwatering Tadka roti with desi thaat for perfect dinner
Tadka roti is a popular meal in Bengal. Almost everybody enjoys this at home or roadside restaurant. Normally people understand dal tadka means a spicy lentil-based veg dish which is very popular across the Northern Indian states. But this Bengali style tadka is different because it is not so spicy. Rather it is a complete different dish as compared to North Indian style dal tadka. Surprisingly, scrambled egg (sometimes chicken too) is often added to this Bengali style tadka. Such type of tadka roti are often served at roadside dhaba across the state. It has a desi flavor. [Read more…] about Mouthwatering Tadka roti with desi thaat for perfect dinner
Delicious various dal in Bengali – Bangla dal
So are you interested to know various dal in Bengali language? Though dal is popular across the country. But in different regions, different types of dal are popular. Preparation of those dals (lentils) is also different. India is the world’s second-biggest producer of lentils after Canada. In West Bengal, it is also a regular food ingredient and almost every day it is prepared at many Bengali households. [Read more…] about Delicious various dal in Bengali – Bangla dal
No dal in gathi kochur dal – Shocking Bengali style dish
There are many types of dal (lentils) available in India like masoor dal, moong dal, chana, arhar, urad, matar etc. All those are used to make various types of dal curry across the country. In Northern Indian states, people love spicy dal fry or dal tadka. In Southern Indian states, people prefer different types of preparation like sambar dal. In Eastern Indian states, people prefer less spicy & thin dal curry. In West Bengal, we also prefer such thin & less spicy dal curry. So we need a side dish to have with dal & rice. Bengali people mostly prefer three types of dal. These are masoor dal, moong dal & matar dal. But since my childhood, I use to eat another type of dal which is gathi kochur dal. Did you hear about that? [Read more…] about No dal in gathi kochur dal – Shocking Bengali style dish
Dal palak Dhaba style (Homemade mouthwatering spinach dal curry)
After the super cyclone Aamphan and subsequent storms & rains, now the temperature of Kolkata is increasing day by day like the number of COVID19 patients in the region. People started preferring doorstep vegetable shopping. After more than 2 months of lockdown, many offices & shops start opening now. Every person on the road looks similar because of the mask. Many people are using personal vehicles to reach their offices, shops etc. People are even using a bicycle to cover a distance like 15-20 km daily to reach their workplace because it is the safest & cheapest option, probably the only option for many people. At this situation demand of scooty & motorbikes is increasing. So the point is, everything is changing at this moment from the weather to people’s situation. People’s habits are also forced to be changed. Then why not dal curry too? So let’s have spinach dal curry (Dal Palak) dhaba style. [Read more…] about Dal palak Dhaba style (Homemade mouthwatering spinach dal curry)