Kolai Dal | Biulir Dal | Bengali Urad Dal Recipe

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কোলাই দাল | Kolai Dal | Urad Dal For Bengali Comfort Meal. Kolai dal or Biulir dal (বিউলি ডাল) is a popular summer comfort dish which, if you ask any Bengali, would take them to journey back to their childhood. With its soup-like texture, supremely aromatic with coarsely crushed Mouri aka Fennel Seeds/Saunf and Aada Baata or grated Ginger, it makes the perfect accompaniment to Aloo-Posto and gorom Bhaat.

Kolai dal or Biuli dal (বিউলি ডাল) is a popular summer comfort dish which, if you ask any Bengali, would take them to journey back to their childhood. With its soup-like texture, supremely aromatic with coarsely crushed Mouri aka Fennel Seeds/Saunf and Aada Baata or grated Ginger, it makes the perfect accompaniment to Aloo-Posto and gorom Bhaat.
Urad Dal, also known as Biuli Dal or Kolai Dal in Bangla.

How to make Bengali Urad Dal | বিউলির ডালের রেসিপি

As I have said time and again, every family has its recipe for dishes like this. For instance, I know 3 ways of making Biulir Dal! However, I prefer the way my mother makes it in her kitchen and we have been having it since I was a kid. So, if you are looking for the recipe for kolai dal in English, keep reading.

It was only recently that I realized the difference! And the difference is that she adds Panchforon to the oil before anything else.

All these years, I have completely omitted this step and that is why I could never re-create the same aroma she could!! Imagine my surprise when I made the dal under her supervision and had it later, only to feel the same comfort as we would feel when she made this for lunch on a hot & sultry afternoon, which was quickly followed by an afternoon siesta!

Kolai Dal Ingredients list

  • Urad Dal or Kolai Dal. Also known as White Lentils
  • Whole spices like Panchphoron, Fennel seeds or Saunf, Bay leaves, Hing or Asafoetida
  • Bay Leaf
  • Seasonings like Salt, Sugar
  • Green Chili

Biulir Dal Recipe Instructions (Urad Dal recipe in Bengali style)

  1. Pressure cook the lentils with Salt, Bay Leaf, and water till they turn soft and mushy.
  2. Once they are cooked, open the pressure cooker and add a cup of water to this, and using the back of the spoon press the lentils against the inside wall of the cooker. Please give it a good mix in the end.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and add hing, panchphoron & dry red chilies. Let it splutter and release the aroma.
  4. Now, pour the cooked dal into it. Stir it.
  5. Add the ground Fennel Seeds/Mouri/Saunf, grated Ginger, Sugar & Salt, if necessary. Adjust the consistency of water by adding some. Usually, Biuli Dal is preferred to be a bit runny and thin.
  6. Cover the pan with a lid and let it simmer for 2-4 minutes. Serve hot

Serving Suggestions – Aloo Posto-Kolai Dal-BhatBengali Cuisine’s Holy Troika

Serve this and any Bengali will bless you from the core of his/her heart. No kidding!! In case you are looking, I have an amazing recipe for both traditional Aloo Posto and a simple variation of Aloo Peyaj Posto Recipe. And in case you are searching for something with fewer potatoes and much healthier, then this Jhinge Posto Recipe is for you.

It also brings forth the fact that soul-comforting and delicious food does not take much effort. Often simple dishes with minimum ingredients can leave swooning over a meal.

This is probably the most popular Bengali niramish ranna lunch idea, often served on days when people observe abstinence from dishes that need meat, fish, eggs, onion, garlic, and a few other ingredients.

My mother still observes such “Niramish” day every Saturday. And, post much protest from our end, she has upgraded her lunch menu from Khichuri to Aloo Posto-Biuli Dal-Bhat.

And, this combo is also the most common and typical Bengali lunch menu when nothing else pops into your head or you are too tired to cook up!! Read SUMMER!!

More Bengali Dal recipes or Indian Lentil recipes

Related Urad Dal Recipe – Doi Bora | Dahi Vada Recipe

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Biuli Dal | Kolai Dal | Bengali Urad Dal Recipe
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

Kolai dal or Biuli dal (বিউলি ডাল) is a popular summer comfort dish which, if you ask any Bengali, would take them to journey back to their childhood. With its soup-like texture, supremely aromatic with coarsely crushed Mouri aka Fennel Seeds/Saunf and Aada Baata or grated Ginger, it makes the perfect accompaniment to Aloo-Posto and gorom Bhaat.

Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Bengali
Keyword: Gluten Free Recipes, How to make Urad Dal, Lentil Recipes, Summer Recipes, Urad Dal Recipes, Vegan Recipes
Servings: 2 People
Author: Priyanka
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup Urad Dal White Lentils
  • 2 tbsp Refined Sunflower Oil
  • ¼ tsp Hing or Asafoetida
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • ½ tsp Panchphoron
  • 2 Dried Red Chilies broken in halves and de-seeded
  • 1 tsp Saunf or Mouri or Fennel Seeds Coarsely crushed in Mortar-Pestle
  • 1 tbsp Grated Ginger
  • Salt to Taste
  • tbsp Sugar
  • Water – as required
Instructions
  1. Pressure cook the lentils with Salt, Bay Leaf and water till they turn soft and mushy.

  2. Once they are cooked, open the pressure cooker and add a cup of water to this and using the back of the spoon press the lentils against the inside wall of the cooker. Give it a good mix in the end.

  3. Now, heat oil in a pan and add hing, panchphoron & dry red chilies. Let it splutter and release the aroma.

  4. Now, pour the cooked dal in it. Give it a stir.

  5. Add the ground Fennel Seeds/Mouri/Saunf, grated Ginger, Sugar & Salt, if necessary.

    Adjust the consistency of water by adding some. Usually, Biuli Dal is preferred to be a bit runny and thin.

  6. Cover the pan with lid and let it simmer for 2-4 minutes. Serve hot

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4 responses to “Kolai Dal | Biulir Dal | Bengali Urad Dal Recipe”

  1. Ankit Avatar

    Hi Priyanka as lock down is been open little bit now I could able to get good clean chicken so kindly can u send me or mail me or share link of chicken d mutton recipes if u had I tried d even cooked but I wana be more perfect … Chicken or mutton recipe white meat or chicken using curd milk cream

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      You will find all the Chicken Recipes of my blog in this link https://speakingaloud.in/tag/chicken-recipes/ Hope you enjoy them!

      1. Ankit Avatar

        Really loved chicken kaki Mitch seven tried chicken clear soup d sandwich for first time … thanks Priyanka
        Waiting for further new d delicious dishes if any different dishes link u had kindly share …
        Hey if I wana share any recipe any platform or could I share it with u

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