What Is Toor dal and How Can I Use It?
Wondering what to do with toor dal? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it, plus 5 recipes to put it to work.
- In Chinese:
- 托尔DAL
- British (UK) term:
- Toor dal
- en français:
- toor dal
- en español:
- dal Toor
Recipes using toor dal
There are 5 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Sambhar
South Indian sambhar made with toor dal, tamarind, coconut, and a ground spice paste of channa dal, dhania seeds, and dried red chiles. A tangy, protein-rich lentil stew for rice or dosa.
Pitlai
Pitlai is a South Indian lentil stew with bitter gourd (karela), chickpeas, tamarind, and a ground coconut-spice paste. A tangy, complex vegetarian curry with toor dal and jaggery.
Molahu Kozhambhu
A spicy and delicious dish that calls for canned tomatoes, red chili peppers and rice flour.
Sambar
South Indian sambar with toor dal, potatoes, tomatoes, and tamarind in a spiced lentil broth finished with a mustard seed tempering. Serve with rice, idli, or dosa.
Yellow Toor Daal
Indian toor daal pureed smooth, then finished with a tempered tadka of cumin seeds and asafetida in hot oil. Comforting, vegan, and everyday home cooking at its most honest.
