Top Dal dishes in Toronto

A workhorse side dish — simply spiced, earthy, and designed to anchor a plate of rice

Slow-cooked black lentils and kidney beans in a buttery tomato gravy — a Sanjeev Kapoor signature and arguably the restaurant's most consistent dish

Slow-cooked black lentils in a buttery, cream-enriched tomato base with the deep smokiness of overnight simmering — the defining dish of a Punjabi kitchen and a benchmark for how good this place is

Slow-cooked black lentils in a rich, buttery tomato base — the kind of deeply rounded dal that takes hours and tastes like it

Slow-cooked black lentils in a buttery tomato base — the benchmark dish that separates serious North Indian kitchens from passable ones

Slow-cooked black lentils in a butter-and-cream base — the overnight simmer shows in the depth of the gravy

Black lentils slow-cooked overnight with cream and butter — the kind of dal that tastes like it took genuine time and patience

Black lentils slow-cooked overnight into a thick, buttery gravy — the kind of depth that only comes from time on the stove

Black lentils simmered overnight until they collapse into a velvety, smoke-kissed base — the benchmark dish that separates serious North Indian kitchens from the rest

Slow-cooked black lentils that have clearly been on the stove for hours, finished with butter and cream to a silky, deeply savory consistency

Slow-cooked black lentils with a deep, smoky finish from overnight cooking — the kind that improves the longer it sits

The Nepali national meal: fragrant split-lentil dal over steamed rice with vegetable curry and house pickles — refillable in the traditional style and as grounding as it gets

Black lentils cooked low and slow until they turn buttery and almost creamy — one of the benchmarks for any North Indian kitchen

Black lentils slow-cooked with butter and cream into a silky, deeply savory stew that rewards a proper tear of naan

Black lentils slow-cooked with butter and cream until silky — a Punjabi staple done with the patience it deserves

Slow-cooked black lentils in a buttery, smoky gravy — rich enough to anchor the table even among meat eaters

Slow-simmered black lentils finished with butter and cream — the benchmark dish for judging a North Indian kitchen's patience and restraint

Black lentils slow-cooked overnight into a smoky, buttery mash — a perfect contrast to the butter chicken's brightness

Slow-cooked lentil preparations — makhani or tadka style adapted without onion/garlic — creamy and warming, the backbone of the menu

Slow-cooked black lentils with a richness that signals real overnight cooking, finished with cream and a touch of smoke

Slow-cooked black lentils in a buttery, cream-enriched sauce with a depth that only comes from a long braise — one of the most consistently praised items on the menu

Slow-cooked black lentils in a buttery, smoky gravy — the benchmark vegetarian dish for any North Indian kitchen worth its salt

Slow-cooked black lentils with butter and cream — a benchmark dish for any North Indian kitchen, earthy and deeply savory

Slow-cooked black lentils simmered overnight in butter and cream — the kind of depth that takes hours to build and separates this from any quick-service version

Slow-simmered black lentils in a buttery, smoky gravy — the kind that needs hours and tastes like it got them

Slow-cooked black lentils with butter and cream — a dish that rewards the long cook, and a reliable indicator of whether a kitchen is cutting corners