An easy / basic yellow dal recipe, known as goda varan in the konkani cuisine, for the days when you just want a simple, yet comforting dal.
Pair this with rice and a sabzi on the side, like this green beans stir fry or bhindi masala, for a wholesome and delicious meal.
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How to Make This Yellow Dal Recipe
- Take ¼ cup of toor dal and ¼ cup of yellow moong dal, and properly wash and rinse it, and strain away the excess water.
- Pressure cook it with 3 times the water. I usually use my Instant Pot to boil dal, in which for a total ½ cup of dal, I use 1½ cup water, and pressure cook on high for 12 minutes, and then let all the pressure release naturally from the pot.
- Then in a pot, add the boiled dal, and ½ cup water to thin out the dal a bit.
- Now to the dal, add about 1 teaspoon of salt, ⅛ teaspoon of turmeric powder, and 3 tablespoon of ghee, and mix it in.
- Cook on medium flame for 5-10 minutes, till there is a proper boil.
- Simple, easy and basic yellow dal (goda varan) is ready to serve.
Notes
- You can use any yellow dal for this goda varan recipe. At first I used to use only toor dal, but these days I use toor and yellow moong dal in 50:50 ratio, to keep it lighter on the stomach.
- This is a ghee-heavy dal, but it’s meant to be that way..a comforting indulgence, once in a while. 🙂
Serving Suggestion
Pair this with rice and a sabzi on the side, like this green beans stir fry or bhindi masala, for a wholesome and delicious meal.
More dal recipes to try..
⭐️ Dalitoy (classic konkani style dal)
⭐️ Toor Dal Recipe (daali varan)
⭐️ Dal Tadka (homestyle dal fry)
⭐️ Basic Sambar for Beginners
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📖 RECIPE
Yellow Dal Recipe (Goda Varan)
Ingredients
- ¼ cup toor dal (split yellow pigeon peas)
- ¼ cup yellow moong dal (split and skinned green gram)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
- 3 tablespoon ghee
Instructions
- Take ¼ cup of toor dal and ¼ cup of yellow moong dal, and properly wash and rinse it, and strain away the excess water.
- Pressure cook it with 3 times the water. I usually use my Instant Pot to boil dal, in which for a total ½ cup of dal, I use 1½ cup water, and pressure cook on high for 12 minutes, and then let all the pressure release naturally from the pot.
- Then in a pot, add the boiled dal, and ½ cup water to thin out the dal a bit.
- Now to the dal, add about 1 teaspoon of salt, ⅛ teaspoon of turmeric powder, and 3 tablespoon of ghee, and mix it in.
- Cook on medium flame for 5-10 minutes, till there is a proper boil.
- Simple, easy and basic yellow dal (goda varan) is ready to serve.
Notes
- You can use any yellow dal for this goda varan recipe. At first I used to use only toor dal, but these days I use toor and yellow moong dal in 50:50 ratio, to keep it lighter on the stomach.
- This is a ghee-heavy dal, but it’s meant to be that way..a comforting indulgence, once in a while. 🙂
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