How to Use dal in a Sentence

dal

noun

• 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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024