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Chhattisgarh's Special Urad Dal Badi: Delicious, Low-Cost Dish for Every Home
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News18•04-10-2026, 19:36
Chhattisgarh's Special Urad Dal Badi: Delicious, Low-Cost Dish for Every Home
  • •Wash urad dal badi and arhar dal, then pressure cook with turmeric and salt for 10 minutes.
  • •Heat oil in a pan, then temper with green chilies, curry leaves, and mustard seeds.
  • •Combine cooked dal and badi with the tempering, cooking for 5 minutes to blend flavors.
  • •This delicious dal-badi vegetable is ready to be served hot with roti or rice.
  • •This traditional Chhattisgarh dish offers a very special taste with desi tempering and is prepared at low cost.

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Clean and wash the urad dal badi and arhar dal, then place them in a pressure cooker with turmeric, salt, and water to cook for about 10 minutes. Next, heat oil in a pan, add a tempering of green chilies, curry leaves, and mustard seeds, and mix the cooked dal-badi into it for five minutes.

The traditional desi tempering for the urad dal badi and arhar dal vegetable uses oil, green chilies, curry leaves, and mustard seeds.

This traditional vegetable dish can be served hot alongside either roti or rice.