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    Home » Lunch » Lachko Dal – Mashed Toor dal/Pigeon peas

    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,
    5 from 11 votes
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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

    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.
    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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    Comments

    1. HemasAdugemane

      January 30, 2012 at 10:42 am

      Superb Dhal recipe.

      Nice to do BM with you.

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      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 🙂
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    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.
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    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
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    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..
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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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