No Indian kitchen is complete without some form of dal simmering on the stove. What might appear as a straightforward lentil preparation changes dramatically from one part of the country to another, ...

Dal is a staple in Indian meals and feels essential to everyday cooking. Many households eat dal daily, often prepared in the same basic way. Repeating the same plain dal can make meals feel boring ...

The recipe is usually made by pressure-cooking lentils with turmeric and tomatoes before adding raw mango pieces and smoky tadka prepared with cumin, garlic, and chillies. The mango softens slightly ...

Two of my favourite dishes are masran di dal, a Punjabi-style red lentil dal, and kaeng phet, Thai red curry. This recipe is a deliberate mash-up of those two dishes. Thai red curry is usually a more ...