Dal is one of the stable dishes indian cuisine. Different types of lentils are used in indian cooking, with these lentiles a variety of recipes are prepare and dal is one of them.

Here is a collection of 21 best dal recipes!!

1.Dal Tadka Recipe

Smooth and creamy dal tempered with indian spices with a smoky charcoal flavor.

2.Dal Mughlai Recipe 

It 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 chopped lauki, tomatoes and turmeric and mixed well, before a tadka of garlic, ginger and jeera is added to it. Delicious!

3.Khatti Dal Recipe 

khatti dal – posting yet another dal recipe.this time from hyderabadi cuisine. this khatti dal is a popular lentil recipe made from split pigeon peas or arhar dal.

4.Bengali Matarsutir Dal Recipe

You would definitely have used green peas as part of many a recipe, but now try this bengali-style dal that is made exclusively with green peas and just a dash of common spices to pep it up.

5.Green Moong Dal Recipe

Moong dal or split green gram is often linked with healthy eating. And with good reason. Be it raw as a green salad or cooked as dal, the green gram comes with its baggage of flavor and nutrients.

The whole green moong dal is easy to make and scores high on heath and taste scales as well. You can make it as often as you want because it’s really quick to whip and with a few tweaks here and there, you can even make it taste different every time. Cook up a delicious moong dal with this recipe.

6.Lahori Dal Recipe

Prepared in traditional Lahori style, the addition of cream or butter adds taste to the dish. Lahori Dal pairs well with chapati or naan, or even rice.

7.Trevti Dal Recipe 

Trevti Dal Recipe with step by step photos – home style gujarati dal made with a combination of three dals or lentils – cchana dal (bengal gram), moong dal (mung lentils) and arhar dal (pigeon pea lentils).

8.Darbari Dal Recipe 

Straight from royal kitchens, healthy though unlike its traditional version is oil free, and replaces fat rich ingredients like coconut with lots of veggies, pulses and coriander. A combination of dal and veggies is flavoured with spices like garlic paste, green chillies, garam masala is sure to appeal to you. All the dals used are full of nutrients hence making this dal a healthy treat.

9.Masoor Dal Recipe 

Masoor dal or masur ki dal is a traditional hyderabadi method of makingaromatic dal recipe with split red lentils often eaten with roti or parathas or rice.

10.Palak Dal Recipe

Dal Palak is a very popular North Indian recipe made with lentils and spinach. Also called as Spinach Dal, this dal recipe is nutritious and healthy.

11.Cholar Dal Recipe

cholar dal recipe – a festive dal that is often made for celebrations in bengal and this includes the durga pooja celebrations.

12.Tarka dal Recipe

Cheap, delicious and healthy – dal is the perfect comfort food supper.

13.Chana Dal Recipe

Punjabi style bengal gram lentils tempered and flavored with indian spices.

14.Panchratna Dal Recipe 

A tasty and healthy Sindhi dal preparation with five lentils: Moong, channa, masoor, urad and tuar or arhar cooked with masalas to make a creamy dish.

15.Dal Kabila Recipe

The mughals made use of all kinds of dals available to them to prepare mouthwatering dishes such as this one. Made with urad dal or split black lentils this dal is tempered with whole kashmiri red chillies that add the spiciness and colour. This dal should be eaten hot as it tends to become thick and mushy when cold. Also avoid going overboard with the cream as this too will lead to the texture of the dal turning sticky.

16.Bengal coconut dal Recipe

I have done away with fresh coconut because dried is so much easier, but if you have the time, fresh coconut is tastier.

17.Chuta Moong Dal Recipe

This is a dry dish made with moong dal pepped up with a simple tempering and common spice powders. Chhuta means separate, and the beauty of this Gujarati delicacy lies in being able to feel each grain of the moong dal in your mouth. In order to achieve this, you must soak the dal for sufficient time and cook it for minimal time with just the required amount of water, as described here. Enjoy the Chhuta Moong Dal with aam ras or kadhi.

18.Dal Dhokli Recipe

Dal dhokli is a sunday morning delight in most traditional gujarati households! a perfect combination of spiced whole wheat flour dhoklis simmered in Gujarati dal, this can be classified as a sumptuous one-dish meal, but you could also serve it with rice to make it all the more tasty and wholesome. Just remember to simmer the dhokli in dal just before serving, or else it will turn soggy.

19.Dal Vegetable Idli Recipe

A perfect breakfast option that combines a variety of pulses and vegetables, dal and vegetable idli is slightly heavier than the regular idlis. The batter can be used to make delectable pancakes too.

20.Dal Banjari Recipe

The intense flavour of urad dal with its skin on is simply brilliant compared to the relatively bland de-skinned version. Together with chana dal and an assortment of spices, green chillies and onions, it transforms into a delicious dal that will make you lick your fingers! It is better to serve the Dal Banjari immediately on cooking, garnished with freshly chopped coriander, in order to retain the proper consistency. Over time, it has the tendency to thicken.

21.Dal Bafla Recipe

Dal Bafla is a dish that hails from the heart of India, that is, Madhya Pradesh. It is similar to the Rajasthani staple dal bati or the Bihari signature litti. The dish is essentially a ball of baked dough that is served with a side of zesty dal (usually tuur dal). To eat, you simply crumble the dough balls and drizzle it with some dal and a dollop of ghee.