Show us yer...Dhal!!!

[Sara_H]

OOOOOH you buggers. I love a nice dahl, trouble is I've never managed to cook one up myself that wan't foul.
Anyone got any fool proof recipe's?

 

[mark st1]

I do hope they all taste better than they look.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

OOOOOH you buggers. I love a nice dahl, trouble is I've never managed to cook one up myself that wan't foul.
Anyone got any fool proof recipe's?

Get these, easy peasy recipe on the back of the packet. Yumtus.

A full packet though, not an empty one.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I do hope they all taste better than they look.

Stick to your pot noodles kid, you're clearly out of your depth.

 

[longers]

Anyone got any fool proof recipe's?

This does the trick for us. (and is probably the same as the one from the side of 3BMs packet - with added ginger).

Sindh Mung Dal

250g yellow mung dal,
two chopped tomatoes,
2 chopped green chillies,
12 curry leaves (use more if using dried not fresh),
1/4 tsp turmeric,
3/4 tsp salt,
Fresh ginger - chopped
1 tbsp ground coriander,
1 tbsp lemon juice,
pinch of Asafoetida,
2 tbsp butter/ghee,
1 tsp cumin seed,
3 garlic cloves chopped.

Rinse and drain the mung dal and boil rapidly in 700ml of water. Remove the "froth" and discard. The recipe says it takes 15 minutes to get soft but in practice it seems longer and it seems to need more water adding later on.

When nearly done chuck everything in except the garlic, butter/ghee, cumin and stir a few times.

Heat the butter/ghee in a seperate pan and toast the cumin and garlic until the garlic is lightly browned. Add this to your pan and stir again.

Perfect for the freezer so it tends to get made in industrial quantities here.
Serve with whatever you like - it's definitely going into a loaf next time we defrost some.

 

[mark st1]

Stick to your pot noodles kid, you're clearly out of your depth.

Super Noodles actually as i just ooze class.

 

[vernon]

Super Noodles actually as i just ooze class.

Yeah, second class.

 

[Beebo]

i had dahl and chapati for breakfast today, solely because of this thread. I am in the middle east for a couple of weeks and they have some weird stuff for breakfast. It was ok, not sure it will replace cereal any time soon in the UK. I will upload a picture tomorrow.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

i had dahl and chapati for breakfast today, solely because of this thread. I am in the middle east for a couple of weeks and they have some weird stuff for breakfast. It was ok, not sure it will replace cereal any time soon in the UK. I will upload a picture tomorrow.

Tomorrow! It will be one from before it goes in won't it?

 

[Beebo]

as promised, photos of my breakfast dahl from yesterday. Before and after shots.
I didnt have dahl this morning, I played safe with melon and cereal.

 

[longers]

The lumpy bits are chopped up hotdogs.

Don't knock it till you've tried it.

Then start the abuse.