Have you ever tasted a langar at your local Gurudwara? If so, then you must be familiar with this rich and creamy Punjabi langarwali kali dal. This hearty, comforting Maa choley ki dal or Amritsari dal is a must-have on my meal planner once every month. Very easy to cook and uses no fancy ingredients – yet so delicious and flavorful. Traditionally, this dal is slow cooked on a low flame for hours to achieve its maximum flavor, but I prefer to cook it in my slow cooker. Read all about slow cooker here.
RECIPE DETAILS – This dal is a combination of two lentils – Chana dal (Bengal gram) and Black gram dal (Split black Urad dal). The slow cooker or crockpot process is the most simple one. Clean and wash the dal. Add it to the slow cooker along with water and few spices and cook on HIGH setting until the lentils are broken down and the dal is well blended. Cook with the lid fully covered. Depending on the slow cooker model cooking time may vary.
If you choose to cook this dal in a pressure cooker – wash and soak dal for an hour. Drain dal, wash and add it to a cooker. Pour enough water to cover dal, add salt and haldi. Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles and then follow with rest of the recipe.
This one pot nutritious dal gets it’s magical touch with its tadka/tempering. Heat ghee or butter, add below mentioned ingredients and cook until fragrant. Pour it over the dal, garnish with cilantro leaves and serve hot with tandoori roti.
Also try – slow cooker ghee, slow cooker Punjabi lobia, slow cooker palak paneer, slow cooker kadhi.
Langarwali dal in slow cooker
INGREDIENTS
DAL INGREDIENTS
- 1-1/4 cup Chana dal OR Bengal Gram lentils
- 1 cup Black gram dal OR Split black Urad dal
- 5 cup Water
- Salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon Haldi (Turmeric powder)
- 1 tablespoon Chopped Ginger
- 2 tablespoon Chopped cilantro leaves - to garnish
FOR TEMPERING or TADKA
- 1 medium Onion,chopped
- 1 medium Tomato, chopped
- 2 small cloves of Garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
- 1/2 teaspoon Red chili powder
- 2 teaspoon Coriander powder (sukha dhaniya)
- 1 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
- 1 tablespoon Ghee
INSTRUCTIONS
- Assemble: all the ingredients.
- Wash and clean dal. Transfer dal to the slow cooker.
- Add water..
- Spices..
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 8 hours or until dal is well blended.
- Fully cooked dal.
- Add garam masala.
- Assemble: ingredients for tempering/ tadka.
- Heat ghee in a separate pan, add cumin seeds, onion, and garlic. Cook until onions are translucent, mix in copped tomatoes, rest of the spices and cook until tomatoes are soft and ghee starts to separate from the mixture.
- Pour tadka on the dal.
- Mix it well.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro leaves.
- Serve hot with tandoori roti.
I tried this slow cooker dal today,and it’s awesome as working mum these recepies work well with my family.
Post some chicken slow cooker ones soon.
Thanks for trying the recipe Tanya!! Glad you liked it. Have penned down your request and will keep you posted. 🙂
I want to try this dal.. But have a question . Can I add the tadka ingredients along with the dal?
Thanks for stopping by Rams!! Yes you can add the tadka along with the dal.
Thank you for your reply.. Can you suggest which company slow cooker is good?
Please check this link and scroll to the bottom of the page, this is the slow cooker/crockpot I use for my cooking – http://www.ruchiskitchen.com/kitchen-essentials/
I made this dal yesterday. It was yummy!! But which gram masala, we have to use?
Thanks Smita! Glad you liked the recipe. 🙂
I use homemade garam masala for all my recipes.
Thank you so much for your help. You are the best. Your website is very much helpfull to me. Everyday after work coming home and thinking what to cook and feel boring to eat my receipes all the time. That’s headache is no more. You are the best.
Awwww thank you so much for your kind words. 💕
Glad to hear that you are enjoying my recipes! Means a lot and keep visiting back for more. 🙂
Can we add tomatoes and onions to the slow cooker when cooking the dal?
Sure you can.
WOW! I’ve just made this dal using your homemade Garam Masala recipe. I never knew daal could taste so good! Thank you again, Ruchi!
Please is all mine, Mrs.G. 🙂