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dal Mughlai recipe | restaurant style Mughlai dal | Indian style shahi dal is a dal made in combination with vegetables. Learn how to make restaurant style Mughlai dal.

To make dal Mughlai, clean, wash and soak the dals for about 30 minutes. Drain. Add the tomatoes, bottle gourd, turmeric powder, salt and 3 cups of water in a pressure cooker and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Whisk the dals and keep aside. Heat the ghee in a deep pan and add the cumin seeds. When the seeds crackle, add the garlic, green chillies, ginger and onions and sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes or till the onions turn light brown in colour. Add the whisked dal mixture and little salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Serve hot garnished with coriander.

Indian style shahi dal may have originated from the royal kitchens, but this one’s a delight to make in the kitchen as well as relish. Toovar and chana dals are pressure cooked with lauki, tomatoes and turmeric and mixed well, before a tadka of garlic, ginger and jeera is added to it. Delicious!

The vegetables add a contrasting texture to the dals. It is amazing to see how common ingredients can be combined to make a unique dal like restaurant style Mughlai dal which can be served with both chapati and steamed rice.

Tips for dal Mughlai. 1. Taste the dal before adding more salt. 2. Prefer to whisk the dal coarsely to enjoy a good mouthfeel. 3. For a non-Jain version, avoid adding the onions and garlic. It will taste equally good.

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Dal Mughlai, Mughlai Dal recipe - How to make Dal Mughlai, Mughlai Dal

Soaking Time:  30   Preparation Time:    Cooking Time:    Total Time:     5Makes 5 servings
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Ingredients
Method
For dal mughlai
    For dal mughlai
  1. To make dal mughlai, clean, wash and soak the dals for about 30 minutes. Drain.
  2. Add the tomatoes, bottle gourd, turmeric powder, salt and 3 cups of water in a pressure cooker and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
  3. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Whisk the dals and keep aside.
  4. Heat the ghee in a deep pan and add the cumin seeds.
  5. When the seeds crackle, add the garlic, green chillies, ginger and onions and sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes or till the onions turn light brown in colour.
  6. Add the whisked dal mixture and little salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
  7. Serve the dal mughlai hot garnished with coriander.
Nutrient values (Abbrv) per serving
Energy184 cal
Protein8.1 g
Carbohydrates23.8 g
Fiber5.6 g
Fat6.3 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium19.8 mg
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what is dal Mughlai made off?
    what is dal Mughlai made off?
  1. what is dal Mughlai made off? Mughlai dal is made from 3/4 cup toovar (arhar) dal, 1/4 cup chana dal (split bengal gram), 1 cup chopped tomatoes, 2 cups bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki) cubes, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi), salt to taste, 2 tbsp melted ghee, 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), 1/2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun), 1 tsp finely chopped green chillies, 1 tsp grated ginger (adrak) and 3/4 cup sliced onions.

washing and soaking toovar dal
    washing and soaking toovar dal
  1. This is what toovar dal looks like.
  2. Put the toovar dal in a bowl of water. With your fingers rub the dal and you can see the dirt. Change the water a 2 to 3 times till dal is clean.
  3. Toovar dal is now clean.
  4. Cover and soak for 30 minutes.
  5. This is what the dal looks like after soaking.
  6. Drain.
  7. Keep aside.

washing and soaking chana dal
    washing and soaking chana dal
  1. To prepare the chana dal, we show you how to wash and soak the chana dal. Remove dirt and stones from the chana dal first. Then take one cup of chana dal in a deep glass bowl.
  2. Add water to it and clean the chana dal. You can see that the water turns a muddy colour and the dirt is coming off. Rinse the water out and again fill it with clean water and clean the dal one more time. 
  3. The chana dal is clean now.
  4. Drain. Keep aside washed and soaked chana dal.

pressure cooking dal Mughlai
    pressure cooking dal Mughlai
  1. In a pressure cooker, put 1 cup chopped tomatoes.
  2. Add 2 cups bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki) cubes.
  3. Add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi).
  4. Add salt to taste. We used 1 tsp salt.
  5. Add 3 cups of water.
  6. Add the washed and soaked 3/4 cup toovar (arhar) dal. See above on how to wash and soak toovar dal.
  7. Add the washed and soaked 1/4 cup chana dal (split bengal gram). See above on how to wash and soak chana dal.
  8. Mix well.
  9. Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
  10. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. This is how the cooked dals look.
  11. Whisk the dals and keep aside.

making dal Mughlai
    making dal Mughlai
  1. To make dal Mughlai recipe | restaurant style Mughlai dal | healthy Mughlai dal | Indian style shahi dal |  heat 2 tbls ghee in a deep pan.
  2. Add 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera).
  3. Let the seeds crackle.
  4. Add 1/2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun).
  5. Add 1 tsp finely chopped green chillies.
  6. Add 1 tsp grated ginger (adrak).
  7. Add 3/4 cup sliced onions.
  8. Sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes or till the onions turn light brown in colour.
  9. Add the whisked dal mixture.
  10. Add salt to taste. we used 1/2 tsp salt.
  11. Mix well.
  12. Cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
  13. Garnish dal Mughlai with coriander.
  14. Serve dal Mughlai recipe | restaurant style Mughlai dal | healthy Mughlai dal | Indian style shahi dal |  hot.

pro tips for dal Mughlai
    pro tips for dal Mughlai
  1. Taste the dal Mughlai before adding more salt.
  2. Prefer to whisk the dal coarsely to enjoy a good mouthfeel. 
  3. For a non-Jain version, avoid adding the onions and garlic. healthy Mughlai dal will taste equally good. 

benefits of Mughlai dal
    benefits of Mughlai dal
  1. Mughlai Dal is rich in Vitamin C, Folic Acid, Fiber, Phosphorus, Vitamin B1.
    1. Vitamin C :  Vitamin C is a great defence against coughs and colds. Have citrus fruits, lemons, vegetables ( capsicum, broccoli, cabbage). 40% of RDA.
    2. Folic Acid (Vitamin B9): Folic acid is an essential vitamin required throughout pregnancy. Folic acid rich Indian foods (kabuli chana, chana dal, yellow moong dal, urad dal, tooval dal, til ) 27% of RDA.
    3. Fiber : Dietary fiber reduces the risk of heart disease, prevents the spike in blood sugar levels and hence super for diabetics. Consume more fruits, vegetables, moong, oats, matki, whole grains. 22% of RDA.
    4. Phosphorus : Phosphorus works closely with calcium to build bones. 21% of RDA.
    5. Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) : Vitamin B1 protects nerves, helps in carbohydrate metabolism, prevents heart diseases and helps produce red blood cells. 20% of RDA.

Mughlai dal for pregnant wonen
    Mughlai dal for pregnant wonen
  1.  Mughlai dal is a healthy dal for pregnant wonen. Folic acid is an essential vitamin required throughout pregnancy. Folic acid rich Indian foods (kabuli chana, chana dal, yellow moong dal, urad dal, tooval dal, til ).   Mughlai dal contains 27% of RDA of folic acid.

Reviews

Dal Mughlai, Mughlai Dal
 on 05 Dec 22 11:04 PM
3

Good. Quite easy to make.
Tarla Dalal
06 Dec 22 09:36 AM
   Thanks for the feedback !!! Keep reviewing recipes and articles you loved.
Dal Moghlai
 on 04 Apr 21 03:36 PM
5

Tarla Dalal
09 Apr 21 06:08 PM
   Thanks for the feedback !!! Keep reviewing recipes and articles you loved.
Dal Moghlai
 on 19 Apr 19 08:01 AM
5

I enjoyed it to make and my family more enjoy to eat it and now this dal is favourite dal of my family
Dal Moghlai
 on 12 Apr 17 10:15 AM
5

This Dal Moghlai recipe is just so different, I love the use of so much of doodhi in this recipe and when tempered in ghee the taste of this dal was just awesome, I ate this with jeera rice and papad and relished my meal.
Dal Moghlai
 on 23 May 16 01:33 PM
5

Tarla Dalal
23 May 16 03:39 PM
   Hi Megha , we are delighted you loved the Dal Mughlai recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.
Dal Moghlai
 on 25 Jun 12 11:08 AM
5

Toovar dal and Chana dal pressure cooked and then cooked with tomatoes and doodhi, mildly spiced to make a healthy dal.

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