Maayeka

Traditional Indian Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes

  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • Cooking Tips and Tricks
  • Herbal Beauty Tips
  • About Me
  • Media
You are here: Home / Daals /lentils / Gujarati Tuvar Daal Recipe, How To Make Surati Daal

Gujarati Tuvar Daal Recipe, How To Make Surati Daal

2013-09-15 by Anjana Chaturvedi

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Gujarati tuvar daal -Simple and flavourful  sweet and sour daal made with Pigeon pea lentil and Indian spices-specialty of the state of Gujarat

Gujarati Tuvar daal/Arhar is the staple daal of North and South India. In south India Tuvar daal is used to make all type of rasams and sambhar,but in North part of India we don’t make many versions or variety with this Tuvar/Arhar daal,but arhar daal is the most favourite daal at my place.

I use arhar daal to make this Special Gujrati tuvar daal /surati daal which is also my family’s favorite as it have the same sweet and sour taste like the daal we regularly cook at our house.

The specialty of Gujarti tuvar daal is its sweet and sour taste. Peanuts, tomato and dry dates/ kharik/chuhara is added while boiling the daal. then kokum,jaggary and spices are added and then it is simmered for some time. Lemon juice is added after switching off the gas.

The tempering is also important and is very flavourful and different then the regular tuvar daal. The addition of cloves , cinnamon and bay leaf along with mustard,fenugreek and cumin gives a very nice flavour to the daal.

Do try these Daal Recipes-

  • Mango daal,
  • Daal Punchwati,
  • Daal Hariyali  ,
  • Panchmel Daal,
  • U.P special Arhar daal.

Gujarati tuvar daal

★ Have you tried this recipe? Click on the stars ★ in the recipe card to let us know your feedback!  If you tried it then You can also click the recipe pic and share on Instagram with hashtag #maayeka
You can also follow me on Pinterest , Facebook , Twitter and Instagram for more delicious recipes and updates
Print Recipe
3.40 from 5 votes

Gujrati Tuvar Daal /Surati Daal

Sweet and sour pigeon pea daal- specialty from Gujarat

Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time25 mins
Course: Lentil/Daal, Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine: Gujarati Cuisine
Keyword: Arhar, daal, gujrati, tuvar
Servings: 4 people
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Tuvar Daal/ Arhar Daal
  • 1 tbsp Yellow Lentil/ Moong Daal optional
  • 2 tbsp
    Lemon Juice
  • 1.5 tbsp Peanuts/ Moongphali
  • 1 medium Tomato chopped
  • 2 Green chili Chopped
  • 2 tsp Ginger/ Adrak chopped
  • 3 Dried dated/Kharik
  • 15 Curry leaves
  • 1.5 tbsp Jaggary/ Gur
  • 6 Kokum
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric/ Haldi
  • 4 tbsp

    Fresh Coriander/ Dhaniya
  • 1 tsp Red Chili Powder/ Laal Mirch
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder/ Dhaniya
  • To Taste Salt

Tempring/ Tadka


  • 1 tbsp Ghee
  • 1 tbsp Cooking oil
  • 3/4 tsp Mustard Seeds/ Rai
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin/ Jeera
  • 1/4 tsp Fenugreek Seeds/ Methidana
  • 2 Cloves/ Lavang

  • 1 Bay leaf/ Tejpatta
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon/ Daalchini
  • 4 Dried whole red chilies
  • 1/2 tsp Asafoetida/ Hing
  • 6 Curry Leaves

Instructions

  • Wash and soak daal 2-3 times in enough water.(Moong daal is added to give smoothness to the daal)Soak daal in 2 cups of water for 20 minutes.

  • In the pressure cooker add the soaked daal along with the water in which it is soaked,peanuts,chopped tomatoes ,kharik and green chilies.

  • Now pressure cook for 3 whistles or cook till cooked completely and become soft to touch.Mash the daal well with a laddle or whisk, and deseed and chop the kharik lengthwise.

  • Now add around 4 cups of water,ginger and all the ingredients and spices listed .Mix and cook the daal on medium heat for 10 minutes.

  • Tempering-heat oil and ghee in a small pan.add mustard ,cumin and fenugreek seeds.When seeds start crackling then add all the other ingredients of tempering and saute for few seconds.

  • Pour the tempering over the boiling daal. Add chopped coriander and lemon juice.

  • Serve hot with steamed rice and chapatis


Filed Under: Daals /lentils, Gujarati Recipes Tagged With: Arhar daal, daal, Daals and Kadis, Gujarati, Gujrati Cuisine, Jain food, khatti, meethi, No onion garlic recipe, surati daal, tangy, Tuvar

« Vrindavan Wali Arbi ki Sabzi, Dahi Wali Sookhi Arbi
Kairi Chi Daal / Lentil Salad »

Comments

  1. Jenny Brooks says

    2016-07-26 at

    This pressure cooker recipe really looks tasty! I just bought one of those cookers last week so this recipe just came handy for me. Many thanks for taking the time to share with us.

  2. Dirty Karma says

    2016-07-14 at

    What a nice recipe. Thanks for sharing!

  3. Elizabeth says

    2016-01-19 at

    This looks really tasty. Thanks for sharing!

  4. Slow cooker reviews says

    2015-07-19 at

    Looks very nice and tasty, thanks for sharing!

  5. John Baker says

    2014-09-20 at

    Thanks for sharing this pressure cooker recipe. It looks great.

  6. Tabatha Alward says

    2013-09-19 at

    This sounds so good. I love the fact that it is cooked by a pressure cooker

  7. Priya Suresh says

    2013-09-17 at

    Very comforting dal, with some rice i can happily have this dal.

  8. divya says

    2013-09-16 at

    looks so marvelous!!!

  9. Shree says

    2013-09-16 at

    Delicious recipe !

  10. Wer SAHM says

    2013-09-16 at

    wow such a delicious dal, with chawal…feeling hungry now

  11. renu says

    2013-09-15 at

    i had made this dal after seeing it in dassana's blog.. will try your version too:)

  12. Linsy Patel says

    2013-09-15 at

    my favorite dal.

  13. Sapana Behl says

    2013-09-15 at

    Love this gujju version of Toor dal…

  14. Razina Javed says

    2013-09-15 at

    Nice one…

Search Maayeka Recipes

About Maayeka

"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

Browse Recipe Categories

Popular Posts

Chana -Palak-sabji-spinach-chick-pea

How To Make Palak Choley I Chana Palak Recipe

chawal-ke-pakode-rice-fritters-leftover-rice

Chawal ke Pakode I Left Over Rice Fritters +Video

cabbage -pea-pulao

Cabbage Pea Pulao | Patta Gobhi Matar Pulao +Video

Urad dal Tadka

Punjabi Urad Daal Tadka I White Lentil Curry +Video

til-ki-chutney-sesame-powder-ellu-podi

Til ki Chutney Recipe I Sesame Seed Chutney Powder I Ellu Podi Recipe

Amrood ki khatti meethi sabji

Amrood ki Khatti Meethi Sabji I Tangy Ripe Guava Curry

Instant-Amla-Haldi -pickle-sabji

Instant Amla aur Haldi ka Achar I Amla aur Kachchi Haldi Ki Sabji

Mushroom-tikka-Masala

Mushroom Tikka Recipe I How to Make Tandoori Mushroom

kadhai-aloo-matar-sookhe -aloo-matar

Aloo Matar Ki Sabji I Kadhai Aloo + Video

KOREAN-VEGETABLE-PANCAKE-YACHAEJEON

Korean Vegetable Pancake I Yachaejeon I Vegetable Cheela

vrat-ki-arbi-sabji- falahar

Vrat Ki Arbi Ki Sabji l Colocasia Roast + Video

besan wali shimla mirch

Besan Wali Shimla Mirch I Capsicum ki Sabji +Video

kuttu Aloo Cheela

Kuttu Aloo Cheela | Buckwheat Pancake | Navratri Recipe +Video

turai chana sabji

Turai aur Kala Chana Sabji /Nenua Chana ki Sabji +Video

shakarkandi-halwa-janmashtami-recipe

Shakarkandi ka Halwa (Sweet Potato Halwa ) Vrat Ka Khana +Video

aloo sabji/ Batata bhaji

Easy Aloo Bhaji | Mumbai style Batata Bhaji | Aloo Sabji+ Video

dahi wali mirch

Dahi Wali Mirch Ki Sabji | Green Chilies in Yogurt Sauce | Curd Chilies + Video

Jamun Shots

Jamun Shots | Jamun Ka Sharbat | Kala Khatta Sharbat +Video

Mirchi vada

Rajasthani Mirchi Vada | How To Make Mirchi Vada | Chili Bajji

Drumstick Aloo Sabji

Drumstick Potato Curry | Sehjan Aloo ki Sabji +Video