Drumstick
Dal | Spilt Tuvur Dal || How to make drumstick dal recipe with step-by-step photos
Drumstick Dal is a wholesome and rich tuvur dal cooked
along with drumstick and subtle spices and tadka to give it a great taste. All
it takes is 20 minutes to make, and it makes a perfect weeknight dinner along with
hot steamed rice.
The Drumstick Dal Recipe is a lip-smacking dish packed with flavors from onion, tomatoes, and green chilies, finished with a delicious ghee tadka of curry leaves and cumin.
Adding drumsticks to your diet gives you a plethora of
health benefits. Drumsticks regulate blood sugar levels, improve digestive health, help develop stronger bones, purify the blood, relieve respiratory disorders, and boost immunity.
This drumstick dal recipe is the way my mother makes it. I
love the flavor and taste of drumsticks in the dal; rather than plain dal, whenever I go to the market, I always make sure to buy drumsticks so that I can
add them to the dal
For the best result, follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips
Tips for making drumstick dal?
I added the drumsticks right at the beginning of cooking. If you have very tender drumsticks, you can add them to the onion masala. However, the drumsticks I had were not very tender, so they didn’t cook properly.
Sometimes, if you pressure cook drumsticks, they can become overcooked and lose their shape. When this happens, they mix into the dal, making it less visually appealing, and the drumstick seeds can pop in your mouth while eating. So, it's essential to use common sense when cooking any recipe with drumsticks.
I used arhar dal (also known as tuvar dal or pigeon pea) with the drumsticks, as their flavors complement each other very well. However, you can experiment with this recipe using moong or chana dal instead.
Cooking dal for 25 minutes under pressure is typically sufficient. As you can see, I used a simple pot, so it took more than an hour for the dal to become tender.
An important step in cooking arhar dal is to soak it in warm water for at least 30 minutes beforehand. Since I soaked the dal, the cooking time was reduced. If you skip this step, you will need to increase the cooking time, and I recommend not adding the drumsticks at the beginning if you don’t soak the dal.
Another crucial step in preparing pigeon pea lentils is to roast them in a pan for 5 minutes. This is important because arhar dal can cause gas and bloating, and roasting it helps to reduce these gassy effects.
Lastly, avoid adding salt while cooking the dal, as this can prevent it from cooking soft and tender.
Serve Drumstick Dal alongside rice and a bowl of curd for a wholesome weeknight dinner or a comforting lunch.
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Clean and wash pigeon peas for a time in
water, and soak the arhar dal in warm water for an hour.
Take all the veggies and prepare them all.
Take a pan and without adding oil, put the soaked arhar dal along
with turmeric powder.
And ginger garlic paste, and roast them on medium-low flame for 5 minutes, then pour water into the dal, mix well.
Get it to boil, then cover the lid and cook it for around an hour or until well-cooked
Once the dal gets soft, put drumsticks, red chili powder, red
chili flakes, coriander powder, amchur powder, and turmeric powder. Stir to combine them with the dal.
Pour water and again bring it to a boil.
Further, cook dal with drumsticks and spices till drumsticks become soft but not mushy.
Take another pan for making masala.
Heat the ghee and sauté the onion on medium flame. Keep frying onion slices by adding cumin seeds, curry
leaves, chopped ginger, and green chilies.
Fry them with onion
Next, put chopped tomatoes and coriander leaves along with gram
masala powder and salt.
Cook tempering masala on a medium flame for 10 minutes.
Once the oil is separated
Add all tempering masala to the cooked
drumsticks dal. Stir to combine well.
And allow to simmer for about 10-15 minutes
further.
Arhar Dal is ready to serve
Transfer to the serving dish.
Serve with steamed rice or
boiled rice with salad.
Drumstick Dal is a wholesome and rich tuvur dal cooked along with drumstick
and subtle spices and tadka to give it a great taste.
Ingredients for boiling lentils:
- 250g, pigeon pea (arhar dal)
- ½ tsp, turmeric powder
- 1 tsp, ginger
garlic paste
- 2 glasses of water
Other ingredients:
- 250g, drumsticks
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1 ½ tsp, coriander powder
- 1 tsp, crushed red chili powder
- 1/3 tsp, turmeric powder
- 1 tsp, amchur powder
For Tempering:
- ½ cup of ghee
- 2 medium-sized onion slices
- ½ tsp, cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp, chopped ginger
- 8-10, fresh curry leaves
- 3-5 pcs, green chilies chopped
- 2 medium-sized tomatoes chopped
- 1 tsp,garam masala powder
- salt to taste
- A handful of chopped coriander leaves
How to make the Drumsticks Dal?
- Clean and wash pigeon pea lentils (arhar dal) a couple of times in the water
- And soak the arhar dal in warm water for an hour
- Take all the veggies and prepare them all
- Take a pan and, without adding oil, put soaked arhar dal along with ginger garlic paste and turmeric powder
- Roast them on medium-low flame for 5 minutes and then pour water into the dal, mix up well
- Get it to boil, then cover the lid and cook it for around an hour or until well-cooked
- Once the dal gets soft, put drumsticks, red chili powder, red chili flakes, coriander powder, amchur powder, and turmeric powder
- Stir to combine them with the dal
- Pour water and again bring it to a boil
- Further, cook dal with drumsticks and spices till drumsticks become soft but not mushy
- Heat the ghee in the pan and sauté the onion on medium flame
- Keep frying onion slices by adding cumin seeds, curry leaves, chopped ginger, and green chilies
- Fry them with onion
- Next, put chopped tomatoes and coriander leaves along with gram masala powder and salt
- Cook tempering masala on a medium flame for 10 minutes
- Once the oil is separated, add all tempering masala to the cooked drumsticks' dal
- Stir to combine well and allow to simmer for about 10-15 minutes further
- Arhar Dal is ready to serve
- Transfer to the serving dish and garnish with coriander leaves
- Serve with steamed rice or boiled rice with salad
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