Tag: legumes

Roasted Mung Beans

Roasted mung beans are a popular crunchy, salty snack across India and other Southeast Asian countries.

Ven Pongal

Ven Pongal is a south Indian porridge, made with rice and moong dal tempered with curry leaves, cashew and peppercorns in ghee.

Trinidadian Dhal

Trinidadian Dhal is made with split peas, Caribbean peppers, onion, garlic and spices.

Guyanese Bounjal Dhal

Outside of Indian, Guyana is one of the countries with the largest percentage of people of Indian heritage. Half a world away from the mother country, Guyanese dhal has its own distinctive character.

Pappu Charu

Pappu Charu is a simple South Indian lentil soup containing onion, tomato, tamarind and a few spices.

Bisi Bele Bhath

Bisi Bele Bhath is a South Indian dish, consisting of dal and rice mixed with a spiced vegetable mixture.

Paruppu

Paruppu is the Tamil word for dal. This South Indian recipe is similar to other dal recipes, with the addition of coconut.

Mixed Vegetable Sambar

Sambar is a South Indian, lentil and tamarind based stew, containing a variety of vegetables.

Dal

Dal is an Indian dish, consisting of lentils or other small pulses cooked with tomato, chili peppers and spices.

Dal is a daily staple dish for many of India’s 1.4 billion people, eaten with rice or bread at nearly every meal.