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Recreating Dishoom’s “House Black Dal” #cooking #food

Dishoom in London. House Black Dal. Yum yum in my tum. Yay. woohoo. Lets go!

You can find the recipe online here:
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/sep/07/four-classic-indian-recipes-dishoom-chaat-dal-salad-jackfruit-biyani-chicken-makhani-curry

20 Comments

  1. Been to dishoom a couple times before and surprisingly I never tried their dal. I only recently started to enjoy legumes more and man was I missing out . Will definitely try this if I ever go back.

  2. The tomato paste, ginger, garlic, and etc. is called tadka. If you fry it off quickly before you put it in the lentils it adds a great depth of flavour. Finish with dried fenugreek leaves for another punch of flavour.

    Also if you're feeling fancy, when the daal is done you can make an aluminum foil cup, put some ghee or clarified butter in it, rest it floating on top of your lentils and then add a small chunk of coal to the aluminum cup and quickly cover the pot. Let the smoke infuse for 5 mins.

    Anyways, it looks great just sharing my experiences. Chapati is a lot easier if you use Whole Wheat Atta (it's indian flour, should be readily available) I don't know why it works better than AP flour but it does

  3. Looks good but personally I prefer a much higher lentil to sauce ratio, otherwise I find it just gets too heavy

  4. I went to Dishoom once. The food was awful. Bland as hell with 0 taste whatsoever and it left our stomachs hurting afterward. Don’t understand how it’s famous.

    This recipe looks fire tho ngl

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