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My Grandma’s Gujarati Dal

Posted on October 20, 2018 at 12:45 pm.

Dal was a big part of my childhood. Pretty much every time my grandma cooked for us, there was dal. And she cooked for us a lot. Her dal was different than my mom's. While mom's was spicy and comforting, grandma's dal had a whole different flavor profile. Grandma's dal was sweet and spicy and tangy all at the same time. Read more

Gujarati Dal - the flavors of this are a delicate balance of spicy, sweet and sour.

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