Bengali Dal Recipes

Bengali road/dhaba-style tadka dal

Savoury-sweet preparation of curried split Bengal gram

Fried lentil cakes in a flavourful sauce

Bengali Masoor dal with onions and panch phoron

Roasted moong dal with fresh, winter veggies

A quick and delicate dal tempered with radhuni, a type of seed that is quite unique to Bengal.

Sweet and sour mosur dal with green mangoes

An easy and hearty Bengali moog-mosur dal with ripe winter tomatoes and fresh coriander

Mildly flavoured kolaier dal or urad dal

Light, refreshing toor dal with tomato and coriander

Samosa with arahar dal filling

Roasted moong dal with a medley of summer vegetables

A special dal that uses vegetables that are in season for exactly one week

Lahori-style rajma cooked with mutton, liver and kidney