You'll love this delicious Mixed Lentils and Suva Bhaji Daal with steamed rice or hot phulka roti. Easy to make, yet so comforting.
I love the layered flavour of this suva daal. The medley of lentils (yellow moong, red lentils and split bengal gram), and fresh dill leaves pair really well. The daal is also finished with a generous tempering of sliced garlic - adding even more warmth and complexity.
Daal is a staple for many Indians and it certainly is in our family too! My Mum often makes traditional daal recipes but we always love experimenting with different ingredients too! The idea for using dill here, probably leftover after making dill curry, stems from our garlic moong dal with carrot greens.
This daal comes together in no time at all. For a wholesome meal serve this daal with salad, rice and round and soft gujarati rotlis
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📖 Recipe
Suva Daal
Ingredients
- 400 gram mixed lentils yellow moong, red lentils, split bengal gram
- 250 gram dill suva bhaji
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 2-3 green chilli slit
- 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- 2 teaspoon ground cumin and coriander
- 1 small tomato chopped
- 1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice
- pinch hing
Second tempering (optional)
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 dried red chilli
- 2 cloves garlic thinly sliced
- pinch red chilli powder
Instructions
- Thoroughly wash the lentils. Soak for half an hour if you can, otherwise use directly in the recipe.
- Add the soaked lentils, water, salt and turmeric powder in a pressure cooker.
- Cook for 3-5 whistles. Let the pressure release naturally.
- Lightly mash cooked daal with the back of the ladle.
- In a heavy bottom pan or kadai heat oil and add cumin seeds.
- Once they splutter, add hing and onion.
- Once onion started getting pink, add garlic and ginger.
- Sauté the mixture for a couple of minutes then add slit green chillies.
- Add chopped tomatoes and cook until reduced, then add the spice powders.
- Once you see oil is separating, add the boiled daal and check the consistency. If it's too thick add a little water.
- Add salt and bring it to a boil, reduce heat and let it simmer for 10-12 minutes.
- Now add chopped dill leaves and cook further for a couple of minutes.
- Switch off the heat.
Second tempering
- Heat oil is a small pan then add dried red chilli and thinly chopped garlic. Sauté the garlic until lightly brown. Switch off the heat then add a pinch of red chilli powder. Immediately pour over the cooked daal.
- Squeeze over lemon juice and mix well. Serve hot.
Nutrition
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.
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aish das-padihari says
Beautiful pictures. The dal is my all time favorite. Love the color.
Uma Srinivas says
Beautiful bowl of healthy lentil daal. Pictures are perfect!
Lathiya says
Looks so scrumptious..I loved that rustic pot..it adds glamour to the dish
Unknown says
Very interesting recipe.. it looks very rich and full of flavor. I make moong dal with dill but would love to try your way.
shreya says
This is so healthy and the clicks are so pretty!
Julia says
This is the prettiest lentil meal I've seen! I also love the ceramic dish you served it in!
Marjory says
Just gorgeous! My daughter has been vegan for the past year and hasn't cooked much with lentils. Pinning to share with her! 🙂
Tricia Buice says
How gorgeous! I love those colors and everything about this recipe. I have to give this a try 🙂
Lisa says
Your photography is gorgeous! You've made this dish look absolutely mouthwatering and I just want to reach in and take that bowl!
Cynthia | What A Girl Eats says
What a beautiful dish! I spent two weeks in India and I love the food! Putting this on my list!
Patty @ Spoonabilities says
I love lentils as well. This recipe looks amazing and am definitely going to add it to my collection.
Ginny McMeans says
Lentils are such a fantastic protein and when they are made in a daal like this I am in heaven! Thanks!
Anonymous says
Gorgeous pictures! I love lentils - I just bought a bag of red split lentils so may try this but with all red. Thank you, looks so flavorful!
little sunny kitchen says
I LOVE lentils, and I need to start making more vegetarian dinners. Pinned to try later!
Amy|The Cook Report says
These photos are beautiful. I love a daal, it's such a comforting dinner