Mixed Dal with Pulka is one of our most wanted dinner ideas that we almost end up making at least once a week. Why I love this is because not only it is simply so comforting, my kids love it too. They love the hot ghee loaded Pulkas served with this dal.
We mostly use a mix of Toor, Masoor, and Channa Dal. You can combine Split Yellow Moong Dal to this as well. This is also a no Tomato side dish and it helps when you forget to get tomatoes, which I know hardly ever happens. Yet it is possible.
This Pongal long weekend was spent visiting Hubby Dear's hometown. We managed to visit both my SILs and spent the most relaxing weekend. I didn't lift one finger if I did, it was only to feast on the delicacies. Some of the stories I had shared during our visit, I shared on my Instagram.
It is always fun visiting relatives and enjoying the time. At times when you come back home tired or have no ideas what to cook, then this Mixed Dal with Pulka is the best option. This is part of the Vegetarian Dinner Ideas for BM#72 Week 3.
Recipe
Mixed Dal with Pulka
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Toor Dal
- 1/4 cup Masoor Dal
- 1/4 cup Chana Dal
- 2 tbsp Onions
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 2 tsp Cooking Oil
- 3 nos Green Chilies
- 4 cloves Garlic
- A pinch Asafoetida
- Salt to taste
- A pinch Turmeric
Instructions
- Wash and pressure all the dals together along with turmeric powder. Slightly mash it with a dal churner.
- Heat a kadai with oil, temper with cumin seeds, garlic, green chilies, saute well. Then add the chopped onions, cook till it turns colour.
- Add the cooked dal and bring to a boil after adding required amount of water.
- Serve hot with Pulkas
Notes
Pavani says
Love this mixed dal Valli. Goes great with roti or rice.
Vaishali Sabnani says
wow..that's a super duper meal and the ghee on the fulkas is killing.:))
Priya Suresh says
Inviting meal, just want to grab that plate and finish rite now.
srividhya says
I am all up for dal any time...yummm
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Oh My! Can't take my eyes off the ghee loaded phulkas. I am craving for it right now in spite of just having finished my dinner. Gosh, I should not comment after dinner 🙂
Sandhiya says
I too love this combo. Not only it's comforting but delicious.
Smruti@HerbivoreCucina says
Such an inviting platter you got there. Lovely. You made me crave for it early morning 🙂
Veena Azmanov says
I love dal and I love phulka.. Been ages since I made some.. You making me hungry for Indian food!! Thanks for the delicious recipe.
Sarah @ Champagne Tastes says
Oh! I need to try this- we have all those ingredients already! And the husband LOVES any kind of Indian lentil dish!
strawberryblondiekitchen says
So glad to hear you got to spend much needed time with family! This looks like a delicious dinner any night of the week! I have never had it myself, but I am intrigued!
Mark, CompassandFork says
I love dal. I always have it every time I go to my favorite Indian restaurant in Melbourne and I enjoy cooking it at home, although I have not tried your combination and I am intrigued. We have excellent Indian supermarkets in Melbourne, so I will hunt for these ingredients.
Natalie says
I'm glad to hear you had a great weekend and relaxed time with your family. That's a weekends for, right? 🙂 I never had Dal but it sounds interesting. Very flavorful.
Stephanie@ApplesforCJ says
Weekends are definitely meant for relaxing! I've never had dal but it sounds yummy! Would definitely love to try this in the near future 🙂
Julie | Bunsen Burner Bakery says
I love dal - I've never tried making it at home, though. Time to give it a try! Glad you enjoyed a nice relaxing weekend!
kimscravings says
What delicious flavors in this meal and I love that it's so easy too! Can't wait to give it a try!
Abigail (Manila Spoon) says
I love Indian food and I hope to join hubby this year sometime on his next trip to India! We both love Dal but never tried one that's mixed! What a delicious variety and I can just imagine this to be so flavorful!
Kathy says
So glad to hear you had a fantastic time visiting relatives. I have tried Dahl before and this looks amazing! I bet my vegetarian son would love this.
Kylee Cooks says
I love dal! I haven't made a mixed one before, this looks like something I need to try! Such a beautiful color, can only imagine the flavor!
Byron Thomas says
I'm rather envious of your relaxing weekend. 🙂 It seems it's been quite a few weekend ago since I've been able to to fully take advantage of a weekend away from the office and just put my feet up. 🙂
Well, I'm also glad that you had time to post this recipe. I must admit, there were a few ingredients I've never heard of, but that's a good thing. I had to research what they were and that just helps me grow my food knowledge. Recipe looks amazing!
Gloria Duggan says
I love experimenting with Indian cuisine. I have cooked Dal a few times. The combination of all those spices creates so much flavour. As for relaxing weekends, this weekend I stayed out of the kitchen, and worked on converting recipes to a new plugin. Not sure it was relaxing...put certainly LESS dishes to wash.
Noel Lizotte says
I did a quick visit w/ my sister and mother this weekend, it was only a couple of hours but so nice to sit with a cup of tea and chat. I'd love to have a whole weekend of visiting with extended family. Indian cuisine captivates me. It's so unusual for my region. Every recipes I read sounds like an adventure.
swathiiyer says
Mixed dal looks delicious Srivalli, I make it with toor dal and masoor dal, you version of mixed dal sounds perfect. That ghee loaded pulka is just awesome. I can have everyday.
Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day says
I can see why you like to eat this dish so much! It looks absolutely delicious! I'll have to check out our local Indian market and look for these ingredients.
Harini-Jaya R says
Perfect for dinner.
awayfromthebox says
I have been wanting to learn more about Indian cuisine, and I love that you link your ingredients to other recipes on your site that use them. This recipe looks fantastic!
Jennifer A Stewart says
This sounds so yummy and something I would love to eat while I am watching Netflix in the afternoon before picking up the kids. The best kind of snack or easy dinner that is full of flavor and good for you too!
sushma says
Such a easy and yummy dinner. Looks delicious
Priya Srinivasan says
That looks delicious valli. dal is such a comfort food!!! easy to make and filling too!