Vegan Indian Cooking: 140 Simple and Healthy Vegan Recipes

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  • The split legume without the skin (called
    dhuli, which means “washed” in Hindi).
    Try cooking these different forms of the
    same lentil and/or bean, and you’ll have
    surprisingly different results—in taste
    and in texture. In India, many of these
    soupy preparations are called dal. In our
    Punjabi household, we only referred to
    soupy lentils as dal. In other parts of
    India, dry legume dishes are also
    referred to as dal. I know it can get
    confusing, but it’s all delicious if you
    keep just a few pointers in mind.

  • CLEANING YOUR LEGUMES WELL.
    Depending on where you purchase your
    beans and lentils, you may find debris
    and small rocks mixed in. This is

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