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The 4 different types of dals or lentils keep the taste buds active

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 22 Mar

There is a feeling the same food day after day can disturb the taste buds. For those reasons, there are 4 dals I eat masoor, moong, biuli and arhar in alternate days. these lentils are eaten with rice. They can also be eaten with...

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Whenever I have stomach problem i have rice and yellow dal

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 27 Jan

Sometimes due to weather or food whenever I have stomach ache I go for simpler food. The most simple food for me is plain rice and yellow masoor dal or lentil. If things are better i boil a potato and eat the smashed potato with...

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Masoor dal is a popular lentil eaten in India

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 25 May 25

Masoor dal is a very popular lentil eaten in India. The dal is cooked with onion, coriander leaves, and the gravy becomes tasty. Some tomatoes are added also. The dal can be eaten both with rice and also chapatis. It is a dish for...

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Today I had biuli dal lentil and rice

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 25 Mar 25

Today I had biuli dal lentil and rice. I also had prawn curry with the rice. The prawns are boiled and cooked with potatoes. Buili is one of the soft lentils which add taste and can be eaten with rice.

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Today I had moong dal with bottlegourd and rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 5 Nov 24

Moong dal is one of the popular lentils of bengal. Today I had moongdal with rice. Bottlegourd is called lau in bengali and lauki in hindi. It is boiled and inserted in the dal and we had it with rice.

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Today I had a mixed dal with rice

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 28 Jun 24

Today I had a mixed dal with rice. The mixed dal or lentil include masoor dal, moong dal, urad dal, matar dal. In bengal certain vegetables are added like bottlegourd, potatoes and other vegetables. The dals have their own...

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Today I had boiled prawns and moong dal with rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 11 Jun 24

Moong dal which is yellow in colour is one of the popular lentils in Calcutta. I had the dal with rice. I also had boiled prawns with rice. It includes the jabda chingri. The smaller ones are called shrimps in Calcutta. These are...

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Today I had sambhar dal and rice

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 17 May 24

Today I had sambhar dal and rice. Sambhar dal is a form of lentil where a number of vegetables are added. Papayas, raw bananas, potatoes, drumsticks are boiled and mixed in the dal or lentil. It tastes lovely.

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Today I had a food called gota seddo.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 16 Feb 24

Today I had a food called gota seddo. It is a combination of black buili dal (lentil) and potatoes and beans and peas. The entire thing is mixed once boiled and eaten with rice. The thing is this type of food is eaten cold. It is...

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Today I had fenugreek spinach and masoor dal.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 13 Feb 24

Today I had fenugreek spinach also called methi sak and masoor dal. I had the dish with rice. Masoor dal is one of the most popular lentils in India. Regarding the spinach it adds vitamin. It is also eaten as paratha and eaten...

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Today I had bittergourd curry and masoor dal and rice

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 12 Dec 23

Today I had bittergourd curry and masoor dal and rice. Bittergourd has a bitter taste and is called ucche in bengali and carela in hindi. Potatoes are added in the curry. Masoor dal is one of the popular lentils in India. It is...

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Today I had masoor dal cabbage curry poppy seed fry and rice

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 4 Dec 23

Today I had masoor dal. It is one of the most popular lentils in India. Along with that I had cabbage curry. Cabbage is called badhakopi in bengali. Poppy seed fry is a lovely dish called posto bora. The fry has a sleeping effect...

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After Saraswati puja Hindus celebrate Shetola Shashti.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 28 Jan 23

Saraswati Puja is held on panchami meaning the 5th day of the month. Shetola Shasthi is held on shasthi the 6th day of the month. The Hindus eat vegetables and lentils in whole and it is called gotta seddo. The whole peas,...

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I made lentils today.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 6 Nov 20

I have some plastic Tupperware pots of the last generation and others still better than them, with a glass bottom and a plastic cover. I will buy the glass ones as soon as I can go to the supermarket by myself. They are a lot nore...

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pots

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Lentil soup.

Aleskys Cardozo @Aleskys (5879) • Venezuela 8 Dec 19

Today I was invited to eat lentil soup at lunch and let me tell you that it was very tasty, something simple but very well seasoned and rich in vitamins. Have you eaten lentil soup lately friends? I always do to wait for a new...

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Childhood memories and a can of soup.

The Horse @TheHorse (238306) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Oct 19

One of my warm and snuggly memories from childhood days involves lentil soup. Every Sunday, while dad and I watched football (American), my step-mom would make lentil soup. She used a ham bone as a base and made it from scratch....

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Tried the lentil, split pea, pearl barley soup mix for the first time

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 22 Jul 19

I bought a natural soup mix recently. It contained pearl barley, green & yellow split peas, and green & red lentils. Nothing else was in the package. Not sure why they call it a soup mix, if there are no spices or any packets...

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Chicken with dal

aweins @aweins (4198) • India 24 Nov 09

have you ever tried eating chicken with dal. with dal , i mean, pulses or lentil cooked. have you ever tried eating the two things mixed together. it is puking.....it is worthless, it is horrible. i have no suitable word to...

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Non-Indians-Do use lentil?

sweetlife @sweetlife (52) • United States 14 Feb 07

I am always very curious about this do you guys use lentil in your cooking. We use lentil every day. It is very important part of our food. everyday food. If you use it then in what form and how?

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