If you would like the soup to have a coarse texture, blend only half the soup at step 5 and stir back into the rest of the soup. Garnish with chopped coriander just before serving.

INGREDIENTS: • 1 cup yellow split peas (chana dal), picked over for stones • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds • 4 fresh green Thai, cayenne or serrano chiles, stems removed, ...

Soak 200g chana dal for an hour in water that you’ve just boiled. Drain and rinse.

Dal is as common in India as mashed potatoes are in Minnesota. The word means dried legume, as in lentil or pea. Or chickpea or fava bean. An edible seed that grows in a pod and is hulled and split.

Dal is our comfort food in Nepal, and a cheap source of protein. You will find as many different recipes as there are households,” says Santosh Shah. For an interesting texture, Shah pureés half the ...

While there are a variety of dals to choose from in the pantry, Bengal gram (or Chana dal) is one of the most popular and delicious dals. Looking for a quick and easy winter sweet treat? Here is the ...

I went to my local Indian grocery the other day looking for dal, but I couldn’t decide which dal to buy. There were so many kinds to choose from, all enticing – bright orange massour dal, canary ...