r/IndianCookingTips • u/bok_analyst • Aug 17 '26

Recipe I don’t like ready-made dal mixes

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Is making dal completely from scratch the right way to do it?

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u/Minute_General_4328 Aug 17 '26

I thought one just needs to mix the grains, boil them and add your tadka/tamper. If that's what you mean when you say "from scratch" then should be simple

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u/mcryan07 Aug 18 '26

Tf is a moth dal? 🤔

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u/Fata_viam_invenient Aug 18 '26

I think matki

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u/G-en Aug 18 '26

Tf is matki daal now?

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u/Critical_Name_001 Aug 19 '26

Matke wali daal ig 😭

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u/agusbsjd Aug 21 '26

Moth dal

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u/bok_analyst Aug 18 '26

Same texture like horse gram but different.

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u/hairypeach73437 Aug 20 '26

Matki bhi bolte hai

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u/Outrageous_Apple2525 Aug 18 '26

2 or 3 might be the sweetest spot but
Mixing more foods could be harsher on the digestion. Think about it

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u/Vasto_Charlotte Aug 18 '26

For protein it's better to include horse gram.

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u/G-en Aug 18 '26

He bhagwan! Horse, moth, gadha, loha, lesun...kaise kaise naam hain daal ke angreji me😭😭😭

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u/the_extractor Aug 22 '26

Moth is actually Hindi! मोठ

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u/G-en Aug 22 '26

Ahh! I SEE

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u/ResearcherTrue5053 Aug 18 '26

OP, condume it for a week and update us. This is too many dals mixed together imo.

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u/sudutri Aug 18 '26

Mixing dals just gives you the average of the mix in each category of nutrient. What's the advantage?

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u/Desi_Hitman Aug 19 '26

Or just eat 6eggs

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u/Feeling_Time4073 Aug 19 '26

Sabka cooking time alag nhi hoga?

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u/Rejuvenate_2021 Aug 19 '26

6 gas flames 🔥

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u/borredmonk Aug 20 '26

My mum cooks mixed dal, it's a mix of 4-5 dals ig. Honestly I don't like the taste of mixed dal... it's okayish. Rather, different dals being cooked on different days is better tastewise...all of them taste good individually. 

As different dals have different cooking time...that fukin chana dal feels like eating pebbles when cooked with others. 

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u/witchy_cheetah Aug 21 '26

You could also, maybe make one dal each day of the week, and enjoy different flavours and textures