When making daal at home, it's tough to get results as good as an authentic Indian restaurant. But following our expert's tips gets you closer.

We use less dried chilli, and add more pepper and chana dhal (Bengal gram). We also don’t use urad dhal (black gram). “And also my children like that very much, whenever my son comes back from ...

Wash it and soak it for 8 hours or overnight. Then ten mins before grinding add poha and wash it again the ingredients again.Let the poha rest in the water for 10 mins. Ferment it for 8 hours it ...

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urad/black gram dal, moong/yellow split gram, powdered sugar(you can also use boora sugar), cardamom powder, dry coconut, grated, ghee/or as required to make laddoos, almonds, chopped, cashewnuts ...

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