How to Use dal in a Sentence

dal

noun
Definition of dalnext
  • Grind the urad dal in a blender until a smooth paste forms.
    — Judy Buchenot, Aurora Beacon-News, 3 Oct. 2017
  • The dal was cooked but was just enough for two and not for the whole family!
    — Dr. Monita Soni, al, 2 Oct. 2019
  • The process begins with grinding rice and urad dal, a type of lentil.
    — Judy Buchenot, Aurora Beacon-News, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Or serve them with a meal to scoop up veggies or meat, or with a bowl of dal.
    — Leena Trivedi-Grenier, SFChronicle.com, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Think of the comfort of a steamy bowl of dal, or the hearty mushiness of diner lentil soup.
    — Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Scoop a spoonful or two into a bowl of dal or beans — black, red, white.
    — James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com, 21 Aug. 2019
  • The matriarch of the Patel family keeps a pot of dal on the stove.
    — Nikita Stewart and Todd Heisler Elaine Chen and Nikita Stewart, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Move this dal from the stove to an Instant Pot by pressure cooking for half the cook time.
    — Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 15 Feb. 2022
  • There’s the spit and crackle in the fireplace, the smell of burning juniper, and the warm spices of dal bhat being stirred on the kitchen stove.
    — Sophy Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2018
  • Wash dal and then soak in clean water at least 30 minutes.
    — Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The chef’s pride and joy is his dal makhani, cooked over low heat for up to a day with cream, tomatoes, garlic and ghee.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 10 July 2019
  • Rich and soothing and profound, the dal is my favorite thing the restaurant serves.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022
  • It’s the jarring whistle of the pressure cooker as dal softens on the stove.
    — NBC News, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Khan’s dal is thick rather than soupy, but cloudlike in texture.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • This one stars moong dal, also known as split yellow lentils.
    — Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Serve dal over rice drizzled with salty yogurt and topped with onion and pepper.
    — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Ladle hot tarka-dal over and stir until spinach starts to wilt.
    — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Each kit includes staples like rice and dal, and feeds a family of four for 15 days.
    — New York Times, Star Tribune, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Pair your pumpkin leaf fritters with warm khichdi or dal and rice.
    — Rituparna Roy, Bon Appétit, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Split peas: Green or yellow split peas are small legumes often used in soups, and in the case of the yellow ones, Indian dals.
    — Melissa Clark, NYT Cooking, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The nature of the dal depends entirely on who’s cooking it, where and in which season.
    — New York Times, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Elevate dal with the crunch and colors of a curry leaf tadka.
    — Simi George, Bon Appétit, 22 Sep. 2021
  • At our favorite two places, his go-to to-go order (say that five times fast) is butter chicken, mine dal makhani.
    — Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Murukku is a crunchy, sometimes spicy snack made with rice and urad dal flour mixed with water, spices and sometimes seeds, then deep fried.
    — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Their 16-year-old daughter, Vishakha, at home because her school is closed, watches a pot of dal simmering on the stove.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2020
  • These break down very well and rather quickly, which is why they’re often used for Indian dal.
    — Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Add drained lentils, mung dal, rice, and quinoa and cook, stirring, until nearly dry, 1–2 minutes.
    — Bon Appetit, 19 Feb. 2017
  • This is a nonnegotiable—you’ll need to find urad dal at a South Asian grocery store or order them online for this recipe.
    — Mehreen Karim, Bon Appétit, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The feast consists of the classic Indian paneer and dal dishes, but the star of the show, and my absolute favourite, is the Kashmiri Dum Aloo.
    — Washington Post, 21 May 2021
  • At Bake on the Run, that curry, a yellow split pea dal or a mix of egg and salted cod come with a side of bake, a semi-sweet puff bread that gives the cart its name.
    — Mrussell, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023

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