Grains, Daals & Pulses

Atta, rice, millets, oats and every daal: how to buy, store, soak, cook and portion them, with honest nutrition.

6 posts in this series

Is Dal Good for Kidney Patients? Which Daal, How Much, Leaching

Is dal good for kidney patients? Which daals run heavier in potassium, soak-and-discard boiling, katori portions, and the salt-substitute danger.

9 min read

Matar Dal and White Peas (Safed Matar): Soaking, Ragda, Chaat

What matar dal is, how to tell it from chana daal, how long to soak white peas, whistles for pani puri and…

8 min read

Moth Beans (Matki): How Long to Soak, Sprouting and Matki Usal

How long to soak moth beans, how to sprout matki in a day, cooker and stove times, matki usal and Punjabi moth…

8 min read

Toor Daal (Arhar): Oily vs Unpolished, Whistles and Daal Fry

Toor dal cooking time in a pressure cooker, how to wash oily arhar, a plain daal fry, arhar vs chana daal, gas,…

8 min read

Green Moong (Sabut Moong) and Chilka Moong: Soak, Cook, Digest

Green moong dal soaking time, whistles and stove time, a Pakistani sabut moong salan, a dry version, and why the skin causes…

8 min read

Yellow Moong Dal (Dhuli Moong): Soaking, Whistles and Tarka

How to cook yellow moong dal: no soak needed, 2 whistles or 25 minutes in a pot, water ratios for thin or…

8 min read

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