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How to make an authentic South Indian dhal, my ultimate comfort food

Tooting Mama
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July 19, 2018
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What is your go-to comfort food? Food that warms the cockles of your heart, food that fills you, satisfies you and soothes you in equal measure. Do you make a bowl of hot creamy, soft, steaming mash with lashings of butter and cheese? Is it simply a baked potato with a tin of beans? Perhaps it is a big bowl of pasta? Or is it fried chicken – so bad, yet tastes so very good? For me, it’s making a bowl of authentic South Indian dhal.

If I head back to my mum’s, this is what I want to be fed. This is the food equivalent of a hug, snuggling down on the sofa, wrapped in a blanket watching telly. For me, there is nothing more perfect than a serving or two of my mother’s recipe for authentic South Indian dhal.

South Indian dhal and the tempering technique

There are so many recipes for dhal, and I don’t really think there is any right or wrong way to make dhal. But this recipe for South Indian dhal is the way I make it.

I use the tempering technique. I fry the onions, garlic, ginger along with whole spices, Maldive fish and chilli in a bit of oil before I add it to the dish which brings out the flavour of these ingredients.

And the great thing about dhal, it’s easy to make, it’s nutritious, healthy and so very, very tasty!

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How to make an authentic South Indian dhal, my ultimate comfort food

  • Author: Tooting Mama
  • Cook Time: 40 - 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 58 minute
  • Yield: serves 4 as a main dish, 6 as a side dish 1x
  • Category: Main Dish, Side dish
  • Cuisine: Sri Lankan
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Ingredients

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  • 300 grams red lentils (washed)
  • 600 mls water (up to a litre)
  • 1/4 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 cloves of garlic, whole (peeled)
  • 1 fresh red chilli (deseeded (if you want a mild dhal))
  • a pinch of fenugreek seeds
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • a generous pinch of curry leaves
  • 1 yellow onion (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp Maldive fish
  • 1 dried red chilli crushed
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1/2 fresh ginger, finely chopped
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Put the washed lentils into a medium-sized saucepan. Add the water. Into this drop in the peeled clove of garlic, the deseeded chilli, a pinch of fenugreek seeds and the turmeric.
  2. Bring the water to the boil. Once boiling, turn down the heat and allow the lentils to simmer.
  3. Let the lentil simmer for around thirty minutes. Occasionally skim of the foam that will develop. Give the lentil the occasional stir.
  4. The water will start to reduce, but what you are looking for is for the lentils to become mushy and creamy.
  5. You can continue to keep the lentils cooking while you temper the onions.
  6. In a small frying pan heat the oil before adding the cumin and mustard seeds.
  7. Once the seeds start popping add the onion. Lower the heat, and allow the onions to cook, let them become transparent before they start to turn brown.
  8. Then add the garlic, ginger, curry leaves and Maldive fish, and fry for around two minutes.
  9. Once the onions start to turn brown, tip the contents of the frying pan into the lentils and mix thoroughly.
  10. Finally, add the salt. Be generous, and keep tasting until the flavour starts to burst through. It’s the salt that really makes this dish!
  11. Serve with basmati rice, or as an accompaniment to your main dish.
  12. Me, I like my dhal with a hard-boiled egg, basmati rice, and a spoonful of a serving of hot lime pickle.

Notes

  • Before cooking lentils, wash them through in cold water
  • Put the lentils into a saucepan. Add cold water, and swirl the water with your hand.
  • The water will turn cloudy. Tip the water out into the sink, and start again
  • Keep washing the lentils until the water is clear
  • Maldive fish is dried tuna, a typical Sri Lankan ingredient and used to give a dish that umami quality. Therefore to make this dish truly vegetarian or vegan simply leave this out

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16 Comments
  1. Abi

    July 30, 2021 6:54 am

    Hi, can you clarify the amount of ginger, please? Not sure if you mean 1/2 tsp, tbsp or entire root 😄

    Reply
    1. Tooting Mama

      July 30, 2021 6:59 am

      Not the entire root, I slice of about a 2cm piece, scrape of the skin and finely chop it. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  2. Ken Miller

    May 3, 2019 12:17 pm

    It is a great recipe blog and I really like it and also I found it very interesting and I am gonna try it today. So thanks for sharing it with us.

    Reply
    1. Tooting Mama

      May 3, 2019 12:29 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  3. Laura Dove

    July 24, 2018 12:33 pm

    Oh wow this sounds so tasty and full of flavour, I really need to try it! We aren’t good at meat free dishes but I am going to give it a go and see how it goes down with my husband!

    Reply
    1. Tooting Mama

      July 25, 2018 9:43 pm

      Thank you so much, do give it a try!

      Reply
  4. Rachel

    July 23, 2018 9:09 pm

    Mmm looks and sounds totally delicious and like a real good comfort goof! I wonder if it would be good for those days when you need a little pick me up!

    Reply
    1. Tooting Mama

      July 25, 2018 9:44 pm

      Definitely good for days when you need a pick me up!

      Reply
  5. Mudpie Fridays

    July 23, 2018 7:10 pm

    Oh wow this sounds delicious. I must admit we don’t cook with lentils very often so its good to know the tip re waiting for the water to go clear. As I am sure we’ve not done that before x

    Reply
    1. Tooting Mama

      July 25, 2018 9:44 pm

      I do think lentils are overlooked, healthy, nutritious and delicious!

      Reply
  6. Marie

    July 23, 2018 6:27 am

    This looks so good, I’m definitely going to try it! I’ve been consciously trying to cook more healthy rececepies from scratch. Pics are fab too!

    Reply
    1. Tooting Mama

      July 25, 2018 9:45 pm

      Awww, thank you! Do give the recipe a try!

      Reply
  7. Naomi

    July 22, 2018 2:05 pm

    This sounds delicious! I’ve never attempted making an Indian dhal, but your instructions look really clear to follow. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    1. Tooting Mama

      July 25, 2018 9:45 pm

      Thank you so much, it’s not that hard at all, and incredibly delicious!

      Reply
  8. Stelle

    July 21, 2018 8:28 am

    I’m generally not a huge fan of Indian food, however this sounds and looks lovely, and not too difficult to make either!

    Reply
    1. Tooting Mama

      July 25, 2018 9:47 pm

      You don’t have to be a fan of Indian food to love lentils, Puy lentils are fab as are green lentils with something simple like a pan-fried lamb chop.

      Reply
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​​​​​​​​
No,​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
These are in fact Jackfruit seeds, which can, once the pearl-like casing has been scraped, reveal a dark-marbled, chestnut-coloured seed that once prepared can be made into a curry.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
I first tasted jack seed curry at my aunt's house in Madras. I'd never heard of this before. I remember loving it, scraping every last morsel off my plate.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
When I returned to England, my Dad tried to recreate it, but it wasn't the same. Life carried on and I forgot about this curry.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Until recently when I was in my local Indian grocery store. ​​​​​​​​
In Tooting, I am lucky to have quite a few to choose from. This is where I found these jackfruit seeds. And the distant memories of that fabled jackfruit seed curry came back.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
This has set me off on a mission to create a recipe to cook with these seeds. ​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
I've been looking at wet coconut milk-based curries and dry curries like thoran, a South Indian stir-fried vegetable curry with spices and coconut.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Either way, I know it will be delicious!​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
📸 by me​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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​​​​​​​​
When I’m dining out, I’m looking at the interiors as much as what’s on the menu.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Quirky furniture, a cool marble bar, vintage glassware I’m always paying attention to the little details details.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
A while back we had lunch at @bardouro a small  Portuguese tapas bar tucked away down the road away from the hoipolloi  of Borough Market. ​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
We perched on our seats, ate our way through salt cod fritters, the juiciest of prawns, melt in your mouth ox cheeks. ​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
The food was fabulous, but what stole the show was the beautiful blue and white tiles, which for the duration of my meal, had me believing I was in Lisbon, not cold frosty London.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Interiors are everything!​​​​​​​​
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​​​​​​​​
The last few years have been great for the Sri Lankan food scene. ​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
With a slew of upmarket restaurants opening, street food stalls popping up across the country, and supper clubs where you can sample good, honest, authentic home-style cooking. ​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
This is a far cry from when I was growing up. If you wanted to dine out on Sri Lankan food, you had to travel to the ends of the tube line to find little cafes run by the Sri Lankan diaspora. The food was always and still is great. ​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
But now....Sri Lankan food is almost mainstream, and that's got to be a good thing!​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Good luck @cynthia.uma I'm rooting for you! And wishing you the best of luck with this amazing venture! ​​​​​​​​
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​​​​​​​​
This edition was all about giving those of you who are in a Veganuary slump some ideas of recipes to try.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
You see, Sri Lankan food is naturally vegan. Lots of fresh delicious vegetables, cooked in spices, made to taste incredible.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
The recipes are simple and ridiculously good, and freely available on my recipe website.​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Pumpkin and green bean curry​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Three recipes for beetroot including this beetroot poriyal recipe I created for @wunderworkshop using their cinnamon which is cultivated and harvested in Sri Lanka. ​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Mallung made from kale and another from cabbage​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
Dhal which I love to team with a healthy roasted aubergine curry - it's a perennial fave!​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​
If your New Year's I'm going vegan resolution is flagging, then hop to my bio and check out my recipe website.​​​​​​​​
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Winter salads.​​​​​​​​
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I love them. ​​​​​​​​
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The colours and freshness, it is sunshine on a plate. ​​​​​​​​
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Winter salads remind us that the wet and the cold will be gone. ​​​​​​​​
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In a few weeks, daffodils and tulips will start poking their green shoots out of the soil, and we will soon start to feel the gentle warmth of the spring sunshine. ​​​​​​​​
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I made this @ottolenghi recipe using winter tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, red onions, and a simple tart dressing of olive oil, white wine vinegar and sumac, toasted pinenuts and a little basil. ​​​​​​​​
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Go on, treat yourself, make a winter salad and put some sunshine on your plate.​​​​​​​​
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You'll find this recipe in @guardian.​​​​​​​​
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Even though it's the depth of winter and it's grey Even though it's the depth of winter and it's grey, wet, cold and miserable outside, the food on my plate doesn't have to be dull and boring!​​​​​​​​
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I've been out and about in #tooting search of colourful vegetables and fruit to brighten up my meals.​​​​​​​​
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Winter tomatoes, like some in this haul spring to mind. ​​​​​​​​
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Perfect for winter salads, slow-roasted into confit and stored in jars called upon when need to be slathered on crusty sourdough bread or mixed into pasta.​​​​​​​​
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Add a few fresh tomatoes to soups and stews for richness and flavour.​​​​​​​​
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The possibilities are endless. ​​​​​​​​
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Ranji Thangiah

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I'm Ranji! I am a food photographer, recipe creator, lover of Sri Lankan food which I want to share with you.

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