Gujarati Dal

Name: Gujarati Dal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Split Pigeon Pea (Toor dal) (rinsed); 1 tablespoon Ghee or Oil; 1 Green Chili Pepper (slit or chopped); 1/2 tablespoon Ginger (grated); 1 Tomato (chopped, about 3/4 cup); 4.5 cups Water; 2 tablespoon Peanuts; 2 tablespoon Jaggery; 1 teaspoon Lime juice (adjust to taste ); Cilantro leaves (to garnish); 1 inch Cinnamon (Dalchini); 1 Bay leaf (Tej Patta); 1 Dried Red Chili Whole; 1/2 teaspoon Mustard Seeds (Rai); 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 1/2 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds (Methi dana); 7-8 Curry Leaves (Kadi Patta); 1 pinch Asafoetida (Hing) (skip for gluten-free); 1/2 teaspoon Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder); 1/2 teaspoon Red Chili powder (Mirchi powder); 1 teaspoon Salt; 1 cup Basmati Rice; 1.25 cup Water

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:20min

Gujarati Dal is a sweet, spicy and tangy lentil soup, made with pigeon peas (tuvar dal), lots of warming spices and the sweetness of jaggery. This staple dal from the Gujarat region of India can be enjoyed with rice, roti or as a soup!

Updated at: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 22:47:55 GMT