Instant Gujarati Dal without a pressure cooker or soaking the dal! I created a simple instant dal powder that is easy to use and you can get dal bhaat (dal and rice) out in less than 20 minutes! I love how simple it is to make this Gujarati dal using homemade instant powder.

Milk & Cardamom
Hi, I'm Hetal, welcome to Milk & Cardamom! I'm a past MasterChef contestant living in sunny San Francisco where I cook up spectacular flavours mostly inspired by the flavours of India
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1HR
Total Time
$5.40
Cost Per Serving
Ingredients
Servings
2
us / metric
Instant Gujarati Dal Powder

1 cup
Yellow Split Peas

2 tsp
Ground Cumin

2 tsp
Ground Coriander

1 Tbsp
Red Chili Powder
plus more to taste
Gujarati Dal

2 tsp
Oil
or Ghee

1/2 cup
Tomato Purée

2 cups
Water
up to 3 cups

1 Tbsp
Peanuts
up to 2 Tbsp, raw or roasted
optional
Vaghar

2 tsp
Oil
or Ghee

1/4 tsp
Black Mustard Seeds

1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds

1 pinch
Asafoetida

1
Dried Chili Pepper

2
Whole Cloves
optional
Nutrition Per Serving
Calories
893
Fat
17.9 g
Protein
33.2 g
Carbs
152.3 g