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Lachko Dal - Mashed Toor dal/Pigeon peas

Feb 11, 2020 · Modified: Dec 20, 2020 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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Lachko, i love how the name sounds. It's a gujarati dish, simple dal, served with a drizzle of ghee, adding a tadka of mustad and cumin gives the dish a new texture and taste.

Lachko dal, toor dal

Though lachko, is a gujarati dish, we have a similar dish in tamil cuisine too. Mashed tuvar dal is a daily menu at many south-indian homes. If the house has a toddler, rice and mashed toor dal with rasam and ghee is the daily meal of the child, whether he/she likes it or not.

When there is a function or festival at home, it is the first dish with which we start our feast after the sweet . Rice and mashed toor dal with a generous drizzle of ghee, is considered to be auspicious.

There is a popular proverb in Tamil பருபில்லத கல்யாணமா/Parupilladhaa kalyanama? meaning is there a marriage without dal, the dal here means the mashed toor dal served on the banana leaf next to rice.

How to make Lachko dal

Wash toor dal, pressure cook it until soft and serve with or with tempering. Adding tadka to the lachko dal, oomph the flavor of the dish. The tadka adds so much depth to the simple dal. The spices takes the simple toor dal to another level. Serve it with steaming hot rice for a comforting meal.

Mashed toor dal, Dal tadka

What can you serve with this simple dal.

Serve lackho dal, as such with steaming hot rice, for a simple meal. Adding some rasam or a dry subzi, will make it a complete meal. You can also add some fried papad to this and some pickle.

Here is the video on how to make Chana dal/split chickpeas dal

Lachko dal, Mashed toor dal

Lachko dal, pressure cooked toor dal, mashed and tempered with spices. Makes a delicious accompaniment with rice,
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: How to cook mashed toor dal, How to make dal for lunch, Indian dal recipe, Toor dal
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories:

Equipment

  • Pressure cooker
  • Sauce pan/Tadka pan

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Tuvar dal/toor dal/Tuvaram paruppu
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • ½-¾ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon hing/asafoetida
  • Fresh coriander leaves for garnish

Tempering

  • 2-3 tablespoon ghee/clarified butter use vegatable oil for vegan version
  • ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • ¼ tsp cumin seeds/jeera
  • 2 nos red chilies, broken into two i have used long variety
  • a sprig of curry leaf

Instructions

  • Wash the dal twice with water. Add twice the amount of water and let it soak for 15 minutes.
  • Pressure cook the dal until soft. I usually cook it for 4-5 whistles so it becomes soft and easily mashable with a potato masher or back of the ladle.
  • Let the pressure release on its own. Mash the dal well. Next step is tempering, though the step is optional, i would definitely recommend it.
  • Heat a tadka/tempering pan with ghee/oil. When its hot, splutter mustard seeds, add cumin and chilies along with hing and curry leaves. Pour this sizzling tadka over the dal.
  • Garnish the dal with fresh coriander leaves and serve it with steaming hot rice for a warm comforting meal.

Disclaimer

I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.

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How i served this lachko dal

The day i made this delicious dal, i served with quinoa, paruppu/dal rasam and some mixed vegetable saagu.

Simple Indian thali meal with quinoa, lachko dal, parupou/dal rasam and mixed vegetable saagu
Note: Post edited and republished on Feb 2020

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  1. HemasAdugemane

    January 30, 2012 at 10:42 am

    Superb Dhal recipe.

    Nice to do BM with you.

    Ongoing Event: MurariAnniversary-Giveaway-2012

    Reply
  2. Harini

    January 30, 2012 at 11:38 am

    My kids love the ghee part 🙂

    Reply
  3. Srivalli

    January 30, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    That sounds good Priya..glad you joined us for the BM!

    Reply
  4. The Pumpkin Farm

    January 30, 2012 at 1:49 pm

    nice, add some asafoetida and jaggery and u would get the maharashtrian goda (sweet) varan.

    Reply
    • Lata Lala

      February 19, 2020 at 11:41 am

      5 stars
      This recipe looks superb and just the kind of meal we want on our table. You made me nostalgic as i lived in Gujarat before my marriage.
      Thanks so much for sharing.

      Reply

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  5. Priya Suresh

    January 30, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    Seriously cant take my eyes from ur irresistible click,super tempting dal..

    Reply
  6. Nalini's Kitchen

    January 30, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    Delicious and healthy dhal....

    Reply
  7. Chef Mireille

    January 30, 2012 at 5:00 pm

    what a simple recipe...great for kids who don't always like complex flavors

    Reply
  8. Usha

    January 30, 2012 at 7:05 pm

    That is an easy recipe. My aunt makes dal this way.. We call it pappu even though it doesn't have a tadka.

    Reply
  9. Suma Gandlur

    January 30, 2012 at 8:51 pm

    Yummy comfort food.

    Reply
  10. Cool Lassi(e)

    February 01, 2012 at 3:47 am

    Best dhal with rice for babies, and me even though I am not a baby. Yum-O!

    Reply
  11. Unknown

    February 01, 2012 at 3:48 am

    Very simple n comforting!!yum

    Reply
  12. Unknown

    February 02, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    Sorry for being late in checking your posts! Simple and wholesome dal looks delicious.

    Reply
  13. Shailender Sharma

    February 17, 2020 at 2:33 pm

    5 stars
    Dal looks simply fabulous and delicious to the core. Great to know the auspicious side of tuvar dal. Simply awesome.

    Reply
  14. Jayashree T.Rao

    February 17, 2020 at 3:40 pm

    5 stars
    This is simple yet tasty dal. I loved your platter, it looks so yummy.

    Reply
  15. Pavani

    February 18, 2020 at 4:33 am

    5 stars
    That is such a simple, comforting dal. We call it 'uthi pappu' in Telugu - meaning plain dal with no veggies. We eat that with avakaya - I think I can eat Lachko dal with a spicy pickle too 🙂

    Reply
  16. Danielle

    February 18, 2020 at 3:50 pm

    5 stars
    Now lachko is definitely something I haven't tried yet. It surely looks like a delicious meal that I can't wait to have in front of me!

    Reply
  17. Mayuri Patel

    February 18, 2020 at 8:26 pm

    5 stars
    Your lachko dal recipe reminds me that I haven't made this in a very long time. We generally serve it with kadhi and plain rice. Drizzled with ghee, its so mouthwatering.

    Reply
  18. Ben Myhre

    February 18, 2020 at 9:00 pm

    I am not going to lie, I want to come to your house for dinner. This recipe looks spectacular and just the kind of meal I want. Thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply
  19. Swathi

    February 19, 2020 at 5:00 am

    5 stars
    Simple dal curry is always best comfort food. I feel like eating rice or dal with it lachko dal is yumm

    Reply
  20. Ruchi

    February 19, 2020 at 5:25 pm

    5 stars
    Such a simple and delighted recipe . All time favourite . Love it with hot rice and Kadhi . Totally mouth watering..

    Reply
  21. Jolly

    February 20, 2020 at 5:00 am

    Tuvar dal is my all time favorite food. This version sounds great to me.. Perfect and best comfort food. Looking very delicious and perfectly made.

    Reply
  22. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

    February 21, 2020 at 10:54 pm

    5 stars
    I got to say, first, I love the name of the dal. And this is such a simple recipe yet so flavorful. Love this with some rice or with some pooris.

    Reply
  23. Jagruti's Cooking Odyssey

    February 22, 2020 at 1:01 am

    Being a Gujju this is the staple in our home, with hot steaming rice this is amazing and you have made it well.

    Reply
  24. Uma

    February 22, 2020 at 2:41 am

    5 stars
    Always we are fan of dal recipe. This will be perfect for both rice and roti. Your recipe looks yummy!

    Reply
  25. Lathiya

    February 26, 2020 at 9:27 pm

    5 stars
    I always make dal once a week but haven't tried this way. Looks delicious.

    Reply
  26. Ritesh Sharma

    March 06, 2020 at 3:04 pm

    The dal looks so yummy and delicious, thanks for sharing this with us!!

    Reply

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