Grandma's DHAL Recipe
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Trinbagonian Dhal is basically a split pea soup, spiced with hot peppers and roasted ground geera (cumin). “Dal” in India is a term used for legumes (lentils, peas, beans)-Wiki
In Trinidad and Tobago, our Indian ancestors made dhal with split peas because it was easily accessible and cheap. This recipe is VEGAN/VEGETARIAN & GLUTEN-FREE. It can be poured over rice, eaten as a soup or dipped with bread, roti or dumplings.
My favorite way to enjoy dhal is to drink it straight out of an enamel cup! My Ajee (paternal grandmother) used to make dhal dumpling soup & dhal and roti whenever she had leftovers. She would break the roti (usually sada roti) into small bite-sized pieces and add it to warm dhal, and let it sit and get soggy- this was my dad’s favorite dish when his mom was alive.
Today, my grandma- MA (maternal grandmother), will show us her way of making dhal. My sister and I think Ma makes the BEST DHAL we’ve ever tasted! This is so serious, that my sister begged Ma to always have dhal in her freezer so that when she leaves this world, we’ll still have her dhal to enjoy. I decided to document her recipe so that my sister, my little nephew and I could make dhal just like her!
Enjoy!
With love and a dash of geera,
Reshmi & Ma
INGREDIENTS:
-1 cup of Dhal (Split Peas), soaked in water for 30 minutes + 3 1/2 -5 cups of boiling water (Add more as needed)
-4 Pimentos or Seasoning Peppers (for seasoning & chunkaying)
-1 small Onion
-10 cloves of Garlic (for seasoning & chunkaying)
-Hot Pepper (optional)
1 teaspoon Turmeric (Trini Sorfran/Saffron) Some might be stronger/weaker in color and taste. Use accordingly.
For gluten allergies- check ingredients to make sure no anti caking agents are used.
-Salt (to your preference)
-1 teaspoon of Geera/Cumin Seeds
-1 heaping teaspoon of Roasted ground Geera (cumin)
Utensils used- Kalchul (Metal Ladle), Dhal Ghutney (Wooden Swizzle Stick)
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Trinbagonian Dhal is basically a split pea soup, spiced with hot peppers and roasted ground geera (cumin). “Dal” in India is a term used for legumes (lentils, peas, beans)-Wiki
In Trinidad and Tobago, our Indian ancestors made dhal with split peas because it was easily accessible and cheap. This recipe is VEGAN/VEGETARIAN & GLUTEN-FREE. It can be poured over rice, eaten as a soup or dipped with bread, roti or dumplings.
My favorite way to enjoy dhal is to drink it straight out of an enamel cup! My Ajee (paternal grandmother) used to make dhal dumpling soup & dhal and roti whenever she had leftovers. She would break the roti (usually sada roti) into small bite-sized pieces and add it to warm dhal, and let it sit and get soggy- this was my dad’s favorite dish when his mom was alive.
Today, my grandma- MA (maternal grandmother), will show us her way of making dhal. My sister and I think Ma makes the BEST DHAL we’ve ever tasted! This is so serious, that my sister begged Ma to always have dhal in her freezer so that when she leaves this world, we’ll still have her dhal to enjoy. I decided to document her recipe so that my sister, my little nephew and I could make dhal just like her!
Enjoy!
With love and a dash of geera,
Reshmi & Ma
Hi. I would like to know how to make bus up shut roti. (Paratha) and other dishes. Im in Toronto, Canada but when i come to Trinidad to visit id like to meet you and learn from you and you mom in making these delicious recipes and dishes. I look forward in hearing from you. Cheers, Michele
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For real
Thank you Ma!
Don’t forget the pepper 🌶
No food is sweet like a great granny’s or granny’s they just do it right every time miss my grandmother so much.
Looks amazing! I'd like to encourage you to continue documenting the cooking ways of the previous generations. Many of the newer generation (of Trini roots) seem to focus more on pizza, pasta etc. By the time they show interest in the meals of the generations before them, their beloved 'Ma' may unfortunately not be here to demonstrate. Videos such as this will help to bridge that gap and I strongly encourage you to continue in your quest to document these priceless recipe's. Keep the videos coming, especially of the previous generation doing their thing in the kitchen! ✌️
So true! My grandmother taught me to make bake, collaloo and roti when I was 10 years old but sadly I don't remember exactly how she did it, and now even my great aunts are too old to show me 😔 I do have her recipe for black cake so at least that's one thing!
I fully agree with this!
I do appreciate all the lovely dishes and the cooking information that is provided and protecting the legacy of parents and grandparents but I do think it is a bit offensive to focus on just Italian food because my mother is Caucasian Trinidadian and my father is Italian so I know the best of both worlds
@@sunshinelady281 the focus is not on Italian foods at all (one of my favs BTW) but rather to demonstrate the lack of options available today, from the Trini roots stemming from many generations ago.
Aww thanks for sharing this .. your family is lovely x
Made this recipe today n it was VERY tasty. Its a keeper👍
Ty for sharing your grandma's recipe.
Thanks ma, I'm smelling that geera through my android!
Beautiful. I lived with an Indian Sikh family for 3 yrs. Learned how to make Dahl that's similar to this recipe.
Delicious and so healthy ♥️
Thank you very much for incorporating your Grandma. My wife love your Grandma’s method of cooking dhal. Tried the recipe today. The family gave it a 100% !
I will never forget the first time I had chunkay dhal. My dad made it for me. I was in the kitchen with him so I was curious as to why he was balancing the spoon on the open fire. He told me to take a spoon and taste the split peas. I did. When he finished adding the general seeds, gaic and hot pepper in the sizzling hot oil into the peas. He said now taste the dhal. 🤣 If you dont chunkay the dhal you eating split peas. 🤣 Most memorable moment of my dad and I and the kitchen.
Your grandma looks really nice tho😍 very beautiful
Aww thanks, she is.
One of my favorite breakfast dish, dhal and oil roti.🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾
It’s weirder way to make Dhall
@@kennardsingh2310 Lol. Exactly
@@kennardsingh2310 🤫
I love this so much! And I love that you're filming in Trinidad! My family lives there too. Thanks for sharing. ❤️
Girl, thanks for this. keep the culture alive. Sometimes we think we know how to do it until we see exactly how it's done. And you look nice yourself!
I really loved this video, reminded me of my grandmother who passed some time ago.
Glad you enjoyed and sorry about your grandmother 🙁
This is exactly how my mom taught us to make dhal. Enjoyed this video very much.
Oh wow nice!! Glad you enjoyed!
Yes!!!
Ma do her thing! Beautiful, lovely., thank you❤
I've been trying to replicate the taste of my mother's dhal since she passed away in 2011, but I can't quite get it right yet. I'm so sorry I didn't pay more attention to her recipes. This one looks similar to her's, so I'm going to try it. Keep on gathering and documenting your Ma's recipes, don't make my mistake.
UPDATE! - I used this recipe today to make lunch, and I'm happy to report, it came the closest in taste to my mom's dhal. I think the only ingredient missing now to make it exactly like her's, is the love she used to prepare it with 😥.
This is by far the best tasting recipe . Never fails 👍🏾🥳
Yummy, looks tasty Ma. Thanks for posting.
Thanks so much I'm only 15 n this helped me so much 😊
Very nice watching MA making her famous Dhal thumbs upon
I am from curaçao living in the states but my family is from guyana and i have been looking for a while now for a recipe like this to cook for my own family now. Thank you for these videos..
The last time I had Dahl like this was when I was a techer in Cedros and it was amazing. So I know yah Ma's dhal is good. I never quite got the parching right but know i see how its done so i will do it like this from now on. Thanks Ma.
This looks absolutely delicious. The color is everything 👍
It was really delicious!
Thanks Ma , your method with the ladle was of great interest to me ,i could just imagine the flavour infused an will be trying that next time i try to make dalh lol ,i'm not so good at making East Indian dishes even if its one of my favourite so watching the older folks demonstrate their skills is very much appreciated.
Ma i have to try yr way....it looks good and tasty...
Love The flowers arrangement
I love this method
I’ve never seen a six burner gas stove before. Need that stove badly. Looks like it cooks really fast to. The baby is so cute.
Thank you very much !!! I can finally make granny tier dhal
Excellent recipe moms.... yumz.
RIP, Ma 🌹😭
Ma, your dhal reminds me of my own grandmother's dhal..Wouldn't have it any other way...Great Vlog seeing Ma ❤ 🙏 #TasteofTrini Great memories
Awww! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Ma, true Trini cooking, yummy yummy .
Best ever love that version thank you for sharing looking yummy
I love this
Ma looks so young to be a grandma,far less a great grandma ......Zayn is so cute♡
That dhal look very tasty ....Ma did an amazing job👍
Awww! Yes she does look young to be a great grandma.
The dhal was so yummy! Thanks for watching!
You have such a wonderful family and your skin is flawless, very pretty.
Love it !!!! I'm gonna try her strategy.
Ty for sharing ❤
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
Best dhal receipe
That dhall made me feel to eat it with white rice AND bhagi and some bird peppers i make dhall almost the same way but i put geera and garlic alone to chunkay love from felicity
Yes that's some good food! I drank this straight from an enamel cup. Sending love to Felicity! Would love an oyster cocktail from Romie :)
Yes that's some good food! I drank this straight from an enamel cup. Sending love to Felicity! Would love an oyster cocktail from Romie :)
Ma looks like a good cook 🥰 and love her kitchen
She is! Yes her kitchen is amazing. Lots of memories there.
I wish my ma was here to cook for me,I miss her.
May your Ma RIP.. going to try her recipe today. 🌺
Aww 🙏🏽🩷🩷
Hi reshmi girl I remember growing up my mother used to make dhal the same way and I make it just like same way we remember our mother cooking and does it now reshmi i wish you and your mother all the happiness in the world cherish your mother and all the best for the future bye.
Great video.. looks lovely
Hiii Reshmi I just wanted u to know I tried your grandma's dhal recipe and it was soooo good 😋 we literally ate the dhal like soup until it finished lol😄
Hey!! So happy you enjoyed it 🙏🏼
The dosti roti looks quite good. Is there a tutorial on the channel? Check your email for some photos of my wife's first try at the dhalpuri.
Representing
Love the outdoor videotaping n music n humor.😁😇. Cute 👶. Don't have the patience for boiling , so i use Pressure Cooker 🙃. Comes out great still
Good night Buenas tardes Bon nuit.Yes I do parch my geera grains before adding oil to the laddle.I then add crush garlic cloves before putting into pot.When dhal is cooking you put your pimentos or hot peppers and shadow beni if preferred .You do not fry your peppers.
I just love your family... you are very blessed.
Best one ever😗😗😗
Love that extra bit at the end with the heating of the geera etc, good job
All in all good video
Oooh yum that looks awesome. Thank you for sharing.
Love this recipe, thanks for sharing.
Good job .💖🌷🇬🇾🇸🇷
Grandma is pretty, nice video.
Thank you!
I can not wait to try this
some more recipes by ma would be nice
Okay! Will do!
Ma very good job we all make Dahl the same way nice to see you cooking 🙏🙏🙏
I totally love your videos and your grandma god bless
Very well done and i must commend moms she still wears her wedding ring... awesome
Seeing where you and your mom get your beauty from. Big up to Ma!; she dropped a bunch of cooking gems that I might start adding to my own cooking.
Thank you for the kind words! Glad to hear you learned some new tricks :)
Love dhal💛I see you are still in Trinidad. Love the sounds of the animals in the yard. Bring back great memories of sitting in the gallery😊
Me too! I am back in New York now. Glad it brought back memories.
Thank you. I used this recipe and it came out perfect.
Thanks Ma that was an good idea to parched the geera before adding the oil it brings out more flavor as you said cant wait to try your method .I also like the idea of soaking the dhal for 30 minutes before boiling but i would also recommend adding some thyme and garlic in the soaking water before boiling great job
Wow I've been doing it wrong the whole time...I'm guyanese and learned how to make it from my mom...but I've chunkied my dhall this way and its amazing way more flavor!! Even my mom agrees..thanks!
Definitely tried this and it was delicious! Thank you for sharing and loved the episode
Awesome!! Thanks for trying 🙌🏽
Best Dhal Ma.
Great Job ma
Thanks Ma for the delicious recipe 😊
Mama is the besss
I can’t wait to try Ma’s dhal. It looks flavorful and lick your plate good just like my grandmother use to make it. Thank you so much for sharing this with us 💖
i enjoyed your vidio on making dall
your baby is having fun smelling nice food.i have a german shepperd dog and he love west indian food.we give him dried pet food biy he love curry and rice.He is my best friend like your cute baby.
I have never tried patching the whole geera first, definitely trying it next time I make my dhal and grandma's and mummy's food always the best!!!
ma definitely trying your dhal
Thanks Ma ..I'm going to make this tomorrow.
I have to taste ma dhal. When she come to church I’ll tell her.
Enjoyed your vidio on cooking dall. split peas soup the trini way.i was borned in Guyana but lives in Toronto. Guess guyanese made it the same way.Did you chop up tomato when frying the gera and garlic?you are a pretty cook(lol)
Hi Reshmi... Ma's dhal sure looks delightful girl... I could just imagine the aromas in the air... now that's exactly how I like my dhal except my own doesn't come out quite like hers... I do mine in the pressure pot and it comes out very smooth...it tastes good but nothing beats the real traditional dhal... I miss my granny' s sweet hand so much... I guess I didn't quite get it when she was sharing her cooking tips 🙄
Your grandma's dhal look so good.....very interesting method she did at the ending with frying the whole geera with garlic and pepper. I must try it!
It's so delicious! Yes, try and let me know your thoughts!
Frying the seeds in oil with garlic, pepper and dropping it into the dhal MAKES the dhal..world of difference 🤤
Ma I love you!
Wow your grandma dhal looks delicious... good job !!!. Cute lil zayn. Muah 😘😘😘🤗🥰👍🏻👍🏻
It is 🙂 Thanks for watching! Zayn is a lil chunkaloonks lol
@@TasteofTrini lol... welcome.!
I could imagine the smell from all the roasting I have to try thàt method
It was amazing!
Thanks mom.
I tried your grandma's recipe and it tasted so good. Best way to make it. Thanks for sharing it like that Resh
Thanks for sharing your recipe ma
Dhal cook really nice.Love it.❤
Thanks Ma! The Dhal looks awesome, makes me miss home. Just need to bhagie and rice! 💖💖
Your YOUNG grandmother has great knife skills👍👍
Lol Yes she surely does :) Will let her know!
Great job Mama! She’s adorable!
Got to try this recipe. Looks delicious.
Been looking for a recipe like this. Reminds me of how my mama made hers as well long time ago. Thank you for sharing.
I love de dhal
This is so sweet! This is exactly how my family made dhal when I was growing up in Fiji. Same spoon with butter jeera and garlic in the spoon over open flame.
Well done jus the way dhal should be
I love dhal can have it all day everyday ma version is a bit different from how I usually make mines but I'm definitely going to try her version thanks reshmi keep up the great work your doing
Yes, dhal is so comforting!
Thank you so much for watching!
@@TasteofTrini your welcome I love to watch your videos they are inspiring and very helpful keep up the great work
Reminds me of my childhood 😍🥰🥰
Awww, happy to bring back memories.
Great vegetarian dish. Thanks.