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THYou asked for it and here it is … Yellow dhall and a short story ☺️
Thinking back to the first time I observed someone making yellow dhall. I was about 15 or 16 at my best friend’s home, we were in the kitchen with her mom. Her mom was cooking and the 3 of us were chatting away.
I didn’t realise that at that point I was learning how to cook yellow dhall. Durban Style. Also known as yellow dhall curry.
Her mom didn’t have a fancy pressure cooker then (obvs - that was forever ago), she had the dhall boiling in a pot as she tempered the aromatics and spices in a pan then when the dhall was soft enough she poured the “tadka” into the dhall. She also had sausages frying in another pan, just by the way. When dhall is cooked the way I am demonstrating here is called dhal fry. I only learned this later on.
I love yellow dhall, it’s so delicious, nutritious and makes for a hearty-wholesome meal. Whether served with bread or rice, an accompaniment to biryani - with a side of aloo fry, fried fish or chicken. She is definitely the girl she thinks she is and humble too!
I prefer my dhal super smooth, so I boil it until it’s completely soft and then I blend it. Turns out so velvety.
Recipe in the caption 🌻
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