Main meal

Toor dal varan

Name: Toor dal varan
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup toor dal; 0.5 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 0.5 tsp mustard seeds; 0.25 tsp hing; 1 tbsp curry leaves; 1 piece green chilli; 1 tbsp ghee or oil; 4 cup water

A plain Maharashtrian toor dal with turmeric, hing, cumin and curry leaves. No onion and no tomato, meant to be silky.

35 min

0 of 4 steps done

4 servings

Heat: Mild

Approximate nutrition

A rough guide per original serving, not a lab test.

Energy200 per serving
Protein11g per serving
Carbs30g per serving
Fibre5g per serving

Ingredients

Method

1.Rinse the toor dal and boil it with turmeric and water until it is completely soft.
2.Mash part of the dal so it turns smooth, and stir in salt. Keep it pourable, not dry.
3.Heat ghee or oil, splutter mustard and cumin, then add hing, curry leaves and green chilli.
4.Pour the sizzling tadka into the dal, cover for a minute and serve. Do not add onion or tomato.

Toor dal varan

Approximate nutrition

Ingredients

Method

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