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toovar dal recipe | toor dal | Gujarati toor dal | healthy arhar dal |

अरहर की दाल रेसिपी | गुजराती दाल | तुअर दाल | अरहर दाल तडका | - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Basic Toovar Dal Recipe, Toor Dal in Hindi)

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About Basic Toovar Dal Recipe, Toor Dal

Ingredients

Methods

Other Dal recipe

Preparation for toor dal

Tempering toovar dal

Tips for toovar dal

Nutrient values

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toovar dal recipe easy though it is to make, is the ultimate comfort food for many Indians! Gujarati toor dal hardly requires any effort and uses only common everyday ingredients like toor dal, onions, tomatoes, India spices, that you are sure to have at home.

All you need to do is pressure-cook the toor dal with onions and tomatoes, and cook it further for few minutes with an aromatic tempering of spices and seeds.

Notes on toovar dal recipe. 1. Mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Different brands of cooker require different time to cook and also the number of whistles will vary depending on the flame. 2. The basic toor dal recipe makes use of a handful of ingredients so, ensure they are fresh and do not use store-bought or frozen garlic and instead use freshly pounded garlic to give a nice flavourful hint to the toor dal.

Let's see why this is a healthy tuhar dal? Toor dal is rich in proteins, the building block of good health. It is High in fiber and diabetic and heart friendly also. The recipe using onions and tomatoes as the vegetables. Onions with other phytonutrients from onions, it helps to build WBC (white blood cells) which serves as a line of defence against illness. Tomatoes are a powerful antioxidant, super rich in Vitamin C, good for heart.

What you get after this simple procedure is a super tasty, homely and satiating toovar dal, which combines well with any Indian bread or a bowl of hot rice !

You can also try other dal recipes like Dal Moghlai or Dal Pinni.

Learn to make toovar dal recipe | toor dal | Gujarati toor dal | healthy arhar dal | with step by step photos and video below.

Basic Toovar Dal Recipe, Toor Dal recipe - How to make Basic Toovar Dal Recipe, Toor Dal

Ingredients

For Basic Toovar Dal Recipe

3/4 cup toovar (arhar) dal , washed and drained

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup chopped tomato

1 slit green chilli

1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)

1 tbsp oil

1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

4 crushed garlic (lehsun)

1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)

4 curry leaves (kadi patta)

2 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces

salt to taste

2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)

Method

For basic toovar dal recipe

To make toovar dal recipe, combine the dal, onions, tomatoes, green chilli, turmeric powder and 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
Remove the slit green chilli, add 1 cup of water and salt and whisk well. Keep aside.
Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the cumin seeds, garlic, asafoetida and curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
Add the dry red chilies and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
Add the dal mixture, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Add the coriander and mix well.
Serve the toovar dal hot.

toovar dal recipe | toor dal | Gujarati toor dal | healthy arhar dal | Video by Tarla Dalal

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Other Dal recipe

1. Dal is a staple in most Indian households. Masoor, Toor, Moong, Urad, Chana or a combination of 3-5 are popular dal used to cook an array of dal recipes. It is consumed with rice and served with subzi-roti to prepare a wholesome meal. Most dals are rich in proteins, fibre, and folic acid. You can add in some vegetables and spices and temper with ghee to prepare a flavorful lentil dish. Here are some popular toor dal recipes :
  - Palak Toovar Dal
  - Dahiwali Toovar Dal
  - Hare Lehsun ki Toovar Dal
  - Toovar Dal with Vegetables
  - Gujarati Toovar Dal

Preparation for toor dal

1. Pick, clean and wash the toovar dal. Toovar dal is good for health and provides the body with a lot of protein. To read more about the health benefits, check out this article on toor dal benefits.
2. Soak the toor dal in enough water for an hour.
3. After half an hour, drain the dal using a strainer.
4. In a pressure cooker, add washed and drained dal.
5. Add onions. If you are Jain, skip adding onions.
6. Add tomatoes. Make use of fresh ripe tomatoes to give toor dal a beautiful flavor.
7. Add green chili. If you love the garlicky flavor in your dal then add some garlic cloves while boiling toor dal.
8. Add turmeric powder and 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker.
9. Mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Different brands of cooker require different time to cook and also the number of whistles will vary depending on the flame.
10. Stir the dal once so there are no lumps and remove the slit green chili.
11. Add 1 cup of water to adjust the consistency of toovar dal and salt.
12. Whisk well and keep aside.

Tempering toovar dal

1. To temper toovar dal | toor dal | Gujarati toor dal | healthy arhar dal | heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan. Ghee can also be used to temper arhar dal.
2. Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds.
3. Add garlic. The basic toor dal recipe makes use of a handful of ingredients so, ensure they are fresh and do not use store-bought or frozen garlic and instead use freshly pounded garlic to give a nice flavourful hint to the toor dal.
4. Add asafoetida to counter the gassy effects of the Tovar dal.
5. Add curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
6. Add dry red chilies and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
7. Add dal mixture.
8. Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
9. Add the coriander and mix toovar dal | toor dal | Gujarati toor dal | healthy arhar dal | well. Dhania gives tuvar dal a real freshness.
10. Serve toovar dal | toor dal | Gujarati toor dal | healthy arhar dal | hot with steamed rice and jeera rice. This dal will thicken as it cools. If not relishing immediately, warm up leftovers with some water and thin out on the stovetop. Check out our collection of toor dal recipes and learn delightful dal recipes like Methi Toovar Dal, Trevti Dal and Kerala Tomato Dal.

Tips for toovar dal

1. Mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Different brands of cooker require different time to cook and also the number of whistles will vary depending on the flame.
2. The basic toor dal recipe makes use of a handful of ingredients so, ensure they are fresh and do not use store-bought or frozen garlic and instead use freshly pounded garlic to give a nice flavourful hint to the toor dal.

Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per serving

Energy	143 cal
Protein	7.1 g
Carbohydrates	19.1 g
Fiber	3.1 g
Fat	4.3 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Sodium	11.2 mg

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Deepali

March 13, 2025, midnight

Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Deepali, thanks for the feedback. Happy cooking.

Foodie #640293

March 13, 2025, midnight

Simple and tasty !!

Dilip sinh Jhala

March 13, 2025, midnight

Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Dilip, good to hear from you. Glad you liked the article of calories for toor dal.

Nad

March 13, 2025, midnight

You should put some idea about serving size.

Foodie #679283

March 13, 2025, midnight

Quite simple and easy cooking.

Deepak Sabnis

March 13, 2025, midnight

Nowhere in this article can I find the serving size. Information about calories, protein per serving is of no use without serving size. Cooked dal comes in all sort of viscosity. So size by volume is not useful either. Ideally specify weight of dry uncooked dal in one serving. Thank you.