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Aamer Dal/Tok Dal: Tangy Red Lentils with Green Mango

Aamer Dal/Tok Dal: Tangy Red Lentils with Green Mango

      Aamer Dal or Tok Dal is a common name in a Bengali households during the summer months. As the months roll into the typical summer heat and the schools are out, the lunch menu at home slowly transited into light  meals to 

Masala Chana Dal – Spiced Split Grams

Masala Chana Dal – Spiced Split Grams

I have got to love my life surrounded with little girls, candy trees, unicorns and … and also some masala chana dal.

Tomato Dal – Seasoned Lentils with Tomatoes

Tomato Dal – Seasoned Lentils with Tomatoes

Hum dum dum ditty dum Hum dum dum — Oh the wind is lashing lustily And the trees are thrashing thrustily And the leaves are rustling gustily So it’s rather safe to say That it seems that it may turn out to be It feels 

Red Lentils with Cumin and Fried Onions

Red Lentils with Cumin and Fried Onions

I have been very eloquent about my love of red lentils in a lot of posts before. This is another of my favorite recipe from home – my dida’s recipe,  a comforting dish fondly remembered and spiced with love and memories.

Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Sumac

Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Sumac

A simply designed soup with very subtle and exquisite flavors; cumin, mint and sumac combined in a bowl with the red lentils makes a  refreshing soup with very earthy flavors.