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    Dal Roti Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Dal Roti Recipe with step by step pictures. Simple moong dal for roti which is flavoured with tomatoes, garlic, coriander leaves.

    Dal Roti Recipe

    Wow, what a climate is here in my place.It is raining heavily and getting colder each day. I am loving it a lot. I really love to have hot hot foods these time, like hot lemon tea, piping hot rice with curries and stuff like that. Made a sizzling lunch yesterday, piping hot rice, chicken curry, pepper chicken and kothu kozhi. YUM right. Don't worry i have the pictures taken for you. I will post those recipes soon. 

    Now coming back to todays post.It is one of the simplest but tastiest dal you could ever imagine. I call it dal roti because this dal is best served or i have had it only with chapati or roti. It marries perfectly with roti. It taste heavenly too. I learned this recipe from my grandma, because when ever she cook chapati (which is long time back because now she is so weak to roll that things out), she makes this dal. It has really fresh ingredients thrown together. Make sure you add a good amount of coriander leaves at the end, that brings nice flavour to the dal. And don't forget to season this dal with a good amount of cumin seeds toasted in ghee. That too gives a final little touch to this. 

    I hope you will try this out and let me know how it turned out.

    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can.

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    • Dal Roti Recipe | Dal for Roti Recipe
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    Dal Roti Recipe | Dal for Roti Recipe

    Dal Roti Recipe with step by step pictures. Simple moong dal for roti which is flavoured with tomatoes, garlic, coriander leaves.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings

    Ingredients

    • Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu - 1 cup
    • Onion - 1 large chopped
    • Tomatoes - 2 large chopped
    • Green Chilli - 5 or to taste
    • Garlic - 10 cloves
    • Salt to taste
    • Turmeric powder / Manjal podi - 1 tsp
    • Ghee / Clarified Butter - 1 tblspn
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tblspn
    • Coriander leaves / Cilantro - a big handful chopped

    Instructions

    • Take washed dal, onions, tomatoes, green chilli, garlic, salt, turmeric powder in a pressure cooker.
    • Add in 3 cups of water and close the pressure cooker. Cook for 3 whistle, simmer the flame and cook for 5 mins. Switch off the flame and let the steam go all by itself.
    • Add more water if needed and boil the dal.
    • Now make the seasoning by heating ghee in a kadai, add in cumin seeds and let it splutter.
    • Pour this over the dal and mix well. Throw in a big handful of coriander leaves and mix well.
    • Serve this with roti.
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    Dal Roti Recipe Step by Step Pictures

     
    Take all your ingredients

     

    Add washed dal to a pressure cooker

     

    Add in onions, garlic, tomatoes and chillies

     

    turmeric and salt

     

    Cover with water

     

    Pressure cook

     

    Dal is cooked

     

    Heat ghee

     

    Add a good amount of cumin seeds

     

    Let them sizzle

     

    Pour into the dal

     

    Throw in lots of coriander leaves

     

    Mix well

     

    Serve

     

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    Comments

    1. Sangeetha Nambi

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      Super comforting dal !

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    2. Pri

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      Hi Aarthi! Been a a silent reader of your blog and I absolutely love the recipes and admire the way you post recipes everyday with pics...makes it so easy to follow your recipes. Been making moon deal for a long time but with a different recipe. Tried yours today and totally love it! So wonderfully flavorful...thanks very much!

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    3. priya narayanan

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      Hey AARTHI, I'am hooked to your blog now. The recipes with the pictures are an absolute delight to watch,they are inspiring too...........I;ve tried a couple of them and they have come out very well,esp my daughter and my hubby appreciate it a lot. Thanks a bunch for taking the pains of clicking all the steps and making the whole affair delightful to watch. Please keep posting like this .

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    4. Anonymous

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      Dear Aarthi, thank you for sharing this simple and delicious recipe. I have a question, does the dal have to be roasted before putting it into the cooker? Thank you,
      Sashi

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    5. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousno you dont have to roast it

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    6. Naveed

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      Thanks Aarthi.. Prepared my first Dal and it was awesome for a beginner. Appreciate ur work..

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    7. Anonymous

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      Looks simple and quick to be done. Trying this dal today. Thank you Aarthi. U hv made my cooking interesting. Love all yr recipes. God bless u. Rgds maria

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    8. lbm

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      Simple and delicious recipe..

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    9. smiley

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      Gonna try this simple but delicious recipe

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    10. Moong Dal

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      Nice Post and give lot of good taste to my dinner. Nice Post.

      Moong Dal give lot of benefits to skin and hair you can read it here.
      http://www.yabibo.com/wonderful-benefits-moong-dal-green-gram-skin-hair/

      Reply
    11. Anonymous

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      hi

      Do you have to have a pressure cooker? I don't have one, can I use a normal pan?

      Thanks

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    12. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousNO need for pressure cooker, you can cook it in a normal pan, Just bring the mixture to a good boil, then cover and simmer till the dal is cooked.

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    13. Anonymous

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      Dear Aarti, my name also aarthee. Me too having eight month old baby. If i have any doubt means ill search in your site. Very useful. Kindly post new dishes always. 😊

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    14. Janani Selvaraju

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      Tried this many times and it turned out so well....got appreciated by my mom...thanks aarthi...

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