Triveni Dal

How to make Triveni dal, Teedali Dal Recipe, Authentic Teendal recipe, Tidali Dal

Hello Friends,

I'm back with one more interesting, healthy, scrumptious, super comfortable and excellent recipe of dal. Sharing Triveni dal recipe with a stepwise pictorial guide.

Triveni dal is the beautiful confluence of three colorful lentils, which make this dal awesomely delicious and perfect in all departments. The lentils, which goes in this dal preparation are split green dal, Chana dal and split white dal (urad dal).

The proportion of each dal is also important.. I prefer 60% of split green dal: 25% of Chana dal and 15% of white dal. Means if you are taking 60 grams split green dal, in that take 15 grams white dal and 25 grams Chana dal or adjust as per taste.. 

The action plan for this recipe is soaking of dal for 25 minutes and then rinse and cook on slow flame and add the basic ingredients needed and finally temper with chopped garlic.. Trust me, once you try this, you'll love to cook this dal again and again.

Let's get started 

☑ Recipe details 

⚫Recipe type - lentils - main course 

⚫Cuisine - Indian 

⚫Dal soaking time 25 min

⚫Preparation time 35-40 min

⚫Serving 4

☑Ingredients required

⚫1 cup dal (split moong dal+ urad dal+chana dal) - Rinsed and Soaked for 25 min

⚫2 medium size tomatoes - chopped 

⚫3-4 green chillies or as per taste

⚫1 small piece ginger

⚫8-10 garlic cloves

⚫2 tbsp coriander leaves 

⚫8-10 curry leaves 

⚫1 tsp turmeric powder 

⚫Salt to taste

⚫3 tsp oil/ ghee for cooking 

⚫1 tbsp cooking oil or ghee for Tadka/ tempering

☑Step 2 Cooking time

◾In a low casserole, add sufficient water and soaked dal and cook on high flame for approximately 3-5 minutes.

◾When it starts boiling, scum is formed. Remove that scum and then cover the dal with lid and cook on slow flame for 8-10 minutes.

◾Add turmeric powder, cooking oil and salt to taste and cook again simmer for 5-7 minutes or until the dal is soft and mushy.

◾Churn dal with a lentil masher or with the help of pav bhaji masher.

◾Add chopped tomatoes, green chillies, curry leaves, ginger and mix it well. Adjust dal consistency as per preference, if needed, add water and cook again for 7-10 minutes on slow flame..

◾Lastly, give tadka of garlic and serve hot with steamed rice or chappati.