Tok Dal
- 45 min
- mild
- Serves 4
Tok dal, a Bengali sour and sweet masoor dal with raw mango, mustard oil, mustard seeds and a little sugar. Mild and vegetarian, serves 4, about 45 minutes.
You’ll need: Pressure Cooker
Good for: Summer
Ingredients
Masoor Dal200 grams
Water, For Cooking750 ml
Turmeric Powder1.5 grams
Green Chilli, Slit10 grams
Salt1½ tsp
Mustard Oil1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds½ tsp
Dry Red Chilli1 grams
Raw Mango250 grams
Sugar1 tbsp
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 252kcal | 1008kcal |
| Protein | 13g | 52g |
| Carbohydrate | 41g | 164g |
| Fat | 4.9g | 20g |
| Fibre | 6.5g | 26g |
| Sugar | 7g | 28g |
Cookd masalas for masoor dal
Method
Get ready by rinsing the masoor dal until the water runs mostly clear. Wash and peel the raw mango, then cut it into long medium pieces. Slit the green chillies and break the dry red chilli.
Add the rinsed dal to a pressure cooker with 750 ml water, turmeric powder, green chillies and 1 tsp salt. Pressure cook on medium flame for 3 whistles. Let the pressure release naturally for about 10 minutes, until the pressure pin drops; the dal should be soft and easy to mash. Mash it lightly with a ladle.
Heat mustard oil in a kadai on medium flame for 1 minute until it just starts to smoke. Lower the flame and add the mustard seeds and dry red chilli. When the seeds crackle, add the raw mango pieces. Cover and cook on low flame for 5 to 6 minutes until the mango is soft but still holds its shape.
Pour the cooked dal into the kadai with the mango. Add 250 ml water and the sugar. Mix and simmer on low flame for 5 minutes until the dal is smooth and tastes lightly sour and sweet.
Taste and add the remaining 1/2 tsp salt if needed. Simmer on low flame for 2 minutes until the dal is hot and pourable. Serve with rice.
Before you start
- How long does Tok Dal take?
- 45 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 35 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Tok Dal serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Tok Dal vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Tok Dal spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Tok Dal?
- 200 grams Masoor Dal, 1 grams Dry Red Chilli, 250 grams Raw Mango, 1.5 grams Turmeric Powder, 10 grams Green Chilli, 1 tbsp Mustard Oil, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Tok Dal?
- Yes, this one is cooked under pressure.
- How many calories are in Tok Dal?
- About 252 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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