Tok Dal Recipe (Bengali Style Masoor Dal)
A vegetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with mango (raw) - tender and medium sized, masoor dal (whole), turmeric powder (haldi). Ready in 55 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
Instructions
12 steps- 1
To begin making the Tok Dal recipe, peel and slice the mangoes, along with the seed if possible
mango (raw) - tender and medium sized(1) - 2
Wash and soak masoor dal for half an hour
masoor dal (whole)(1 cup) - 3
Pressure cook mango, dal, turmeric and slit green chillies together till the dal is cooked
mango (raw) - tender and medium sized(1)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)to 4 green chillies(2)dry red chilli(2) - 4
Mangoes should still hold the shape and not be overcooked
mango (raw) - tender and medium sized(1) - 5
Once the cooker is cooled, open the lid and mash just the dal a little
- 6
In a heavy bottomed pan, heat the mustard oil
mustard oil(1 tablespoon) - 7
Add bay leaf, paanch phoran and red chilly to it
bay leaf (tej patta)(1)panch phoran masala(1 teaspoon) - 8
Let it crackle
- 9
Add the cooked dal and 1/2 cup water to the tempering
- 10
Add salt to taste and boil till the dal thickens
salt - to taste - 11
Once it is done, switch off the stove an it is ready to be served
- 12
Tangy, creamy and light, Tok dal goes best with steamed rice and a dollop of ghee
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Tok Dal Recipe (Bengali Style Masoor Dal)
A vegetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with mango (raw) - tender and medium sized, masoor dal (whole), turmeric powder (haldi). Ready in 55 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
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Directions
12 steps- 1
To begin making the Tok Dal recipe, peel and slice the mangoes, along with the seed if possible
mango (raw) - tender and medium sized(1) - 2
Wash and soak masoor dal for half an hour
masoor dal (whole)(1 cup) - 3
Pressure cook mango, dal, turmeric and slit green chillies together till the dal is cooked
mango (raw) - tender and medium sized(1)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)to 4 green chillies(2)dry red chilli(2) - 4
Mangoes should still hold the shape and not be overcooked
mango (raw) - tender and medium sized(1) - 5
Once the cooker is cooled, open the lid and mash just the dal a little
- 6
In a heavy bottomed pan, heat the mustard oil
mustard oil(1 tablespoon) - 7
Add bay leaf, paanch phoran and red chilly to it
bay leaf (tej patta)(1)panch phoran masala(1 teaspoon) - 8
Let it crackle
- 9
Add the cooked dal and 1/2 cup water to the tempering
- 10
Add salt to taste and boil till the dal thickens
salt - to taste - 11
Once it is done, switch off the stove an it is ready to be served
- 12
Tangy, creamy and light, Tok dal goes best with steamed rice and a dollop of ghee
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