dal
/dɑːl/noun
उच्चारण डाल
दाल
Basic word
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(in South Asian cooking) split pulses (lentils, peas or beans); a thick spicy dish made from these
दाल
- dal and rice
- We usually have dal, roti and a vegetable for lunch.
- Mother tempered the dal with garlic and cumin.
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- This restaurant serves the best dal in the city.
- Soak the dal for an hour before you cook it.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
dal (uncountable) + dish name
Dal is uncountable when it names the food: some dal, a bowl of dal, not a dal.
भोजन के नाम के रूप में dal uncountable है: some dal, a bowl of dal; 'a dal' नहीं कहते।
- Radhika ate dal and rice for lunch.
- Add some salt to the dal before it boils.
dal + type of pulse (toor dal, moong dal)
Dal is combined with the pulse's name to say which kind is used; each kind is a variety of dal.
कौन-सी दाल है यह बताने के लिए dal के साथ दलहन का नाम जुड़ता है; हर प्रकार dal की एक किस्म है।
- Toor dal is cooked in most homes in Maharashtra.
- Moong dal cooks faster than chana dal.
dals (plural, kinds of dal)
The plural dals is used for kinds or varieties, as in the many dals of India.
Dals का प्रयोग किस्मों के लिए होता है, जैसे भारत की अनेक दालें।
- India grows many dals, including masoor, urad and arhar.
dal is cooked / tempered / boiled
Cooking verbs often used with dal are boil, temper (tadka), simmer, soak and mash.
Dal के साथ प्रायः प्रयुक्त पकाने की क्रियाएँ boil, temper (तड़का), simmer, soak और mash हैं।
- The dal is tempered with cumin and garlic.
- Soak the dal for an hour before cooking.
dal in compound dishes
Dal forms many dish names: dal-bati, dal fry, dal makhani, dal-khichdi. Use a hyphen only where the dish name is traditionally written so.
Dal कई व्यंजनों के नाम बनाती है: dal-bati, dal fry, dal makhani, dal-khichdi। Hyphen केवल वहीं लगाएँ जहाँ व्यंजन का नाम परंपरागत रूप से ऐसे लिखा जाता है।
- Dal-bati is a popular dish of Rajasthan.
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adjective + dal
yellowspicycreamythickwatery
- Yellow dal with ghee is a comfort food in many homes.
verb + dal
cookboilwashsoaktemper
- Wash the dal two or three times before cooking.
dal + noun
frymakhanitadkasoupmill
- Dal tadka is served with steamed rice.
dal + and
dal and ricedal and rotidal and sabzidal and chawal
- A simple meal of dal and roti keeps you healthy.
dal + spices
cuminturmericgarlicasafoetidared chilli
- The dal was flavoured with cumin and garlic.
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- Dal is a rich source of protein for vegetarians.
शाकाहारियों के लिए दाल प्रोटीन का समृद्ध स्रोत है।
- The cook added a spoon of ghee and mustard seeds to the dal.
रसोइए ने दाल में एक चम्मच घी और सरसों के दाने डाले।
- Radhika's hostel mess serves dal and rice every day, and she misses home-cooked food.
राधिका के छात्रावास की mess में रोज़ दाल-चावल मिलता है, और उसे घर के खाने की याद आती है।
- The price of dal went up sharply before the festival season.
त्योहारों के मौसम से पहले दाल का दाम तेज़ी से बढ़ गया।
- Different states in India make dal in different ways.
भारत के अलग-अलग राज्य दाल अलग-अलग तरीकों से बनाते हैं।
- A bowl of hot dal on a rainy day tastes better than any restaurant dish.
बरसात के दिन गर्म दाल का कटोरा किसी भी रेस्तराँ के व्यंजन से अधिक स्वादिष्ट लगता है।
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✗ I ate a dal for dinner.
✓ I ate dal for dinner.
As a food, dal is uncountable and takes no article a.
भोजन के रूप में dal uncountable है और उसके साथ article 'a' नहीं लगता।
✗ The dal are very tasty today.
✓ The dal is very tasty today.
Dal as a dish is singular and takes a singular verb.
व्यंजन के रूप में dal singular है और singular verb लेता है।
?Which word?
Keep the pulse words: lentils (masoor), chickpeas (chana), kidney beans (rajma), pigeon pea (arhar or toor), green gram (moong), black gram (urad); all are pulses or legumes, rich in protein.
दालों के शब्द याद रखिए: lentils (मसूर), chickpeas (चना), kidney beans (राजमा), pigeon pea (अरहर या तुअर), green gram (मूँग), black gram (उड़द); सभी pulses या legumes हैं, प्रोटीन से भरपूर।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: dal (also dhal, daal) is an Indian word now used in English dictionaries.
प्रयोग में dal (dhal, daal भी) एक भारतीय शब्द है जो अब English शब्दकोशों में प्रयुक्त होता है।
Hindi idiom: dal mein kuch kaala hai (something is suspicious; English: something fishy).
हिंदी मुहावरा 'दाल में कुछ काला है' (कुछ संदिग्ध है; English: something fishy)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
India is the world's largest producer and consumer of pulses; 10 February is World Pulses Day; pulses fix nitrogen in the soil through bacteria (Rhizobium) in their root nodules.
भारत दालों का दुनिया में सबसे बड़ा उत्पादक और उपभोक्ता है; 10 फ़रवरी विश्व दलहन दिवस है; दालें अपनी जड़ की गाँठों में जीवाणुओं (Rhizobium) के माध्यम से मिट्टी में नाइट्रोजन स्थिर करती हैं।