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Elevate your everyday meal with this loaded mixed dal burrito bowl recipe served with creamy dahi dip and paneer

Published on: Aug 31, 2026, 12:58:14 IST
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The mixed dal adds texture and flavour, while the paneer and fresh veggies make this bowl feel like a complete meal in itself. (Pexel (Representative Image))
The mixed dal adds texture and flavour, while the paneer and fresh veggies make this bowl feel like a complete meal in itself. (Pexel (Representative Image))

This nutritious loaded dal burrito bowl gets prepared with various dals combined with rice, sautéed veggies, and corn salsa. Check out the detailed recipe:

Burrito bowls are a perfect, healthy meal that is well-balanced with protein, carbs, and healthy fats. What's more, you can easily customise a burrito-bowl recipe according to the macros you need more of in your diet. While there are many high-protein options available to non-vegetarians, the options narrow for vegetarians.

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Loaded dal burrito bowl

On August 27, chef Saloni Kukreja, who often shares food content on Instagram, posted a recipe for a comforting, wholesome, and flavourful mixed dal bowl for vegetarians – a loaded dal burrito bowl. Saloni shared that the loaded dal burrito bowl is her take on an everyday meal, using unpolished pulses, paneer, fresh kachumbar, jeera rice, and creamy dahi.

“The mixed dal adds so much texture and flavour, while the paneer and fresh veggies make this bowl feel like a complete meal in itself. Save this one for your next wholesome meal,” she wrote in the caption. Here's everything you need to make the loaded dal burrito bowl:

Ingredients

  • Corn salsa

1 cup corn

1/2 an onion - diced

1 tomato - diced

1 jalapeno or green chilli

Salt & pepper to taste

Lime juice to taste

1 tsp tobasco

  • Hung curd dip

2 cups dahi - hung

1 tbsps lemon juice

Salt to taste

1 spicy green chilli

2 cloves of garlic

  • Lemon coriander rice

1/2 cup rice

2 tbsps coriander

1 tbsp butter

1 tbsp lemon juice

  • Dal 3 types

¼ cup moong

¼ cup masoor

¼ cup chana

1 onion - sliced

1 green pepper - sliced

Salt

½ tsp jeera powder

¼ tsp chilli powder

Oil

Shredded cheese

Tortilla chips

Method

Step 1: Soak the moong dal, masoor dal, and chana dal separately in bowls for about 30 minutes.

Step 2: Boil the dals separately until cooked but not mushy, then keep them aside.

Step 3: For the corn salsa, in a bowl, combine boiled corn, onion, tomato, finely chopped jalapeño, and season with salt, pepper, lime juice, and Tabasco.

Step 4: In a blender, blend together hung curd, lemon juice, salt to taste, chopped green chilli, and garlic until smooth.

Step 5: Cook the rice and combine it with softened butter, lemon juice, and coriander.

Step 6: In a separate pan, saute sliced onion and capsicums. Add the cooked dals along with jeera powder and chilli powder.

  • For the assembly

Step 7: Take a plate and add rice as your base, then add cooked dals on top, along with corn salsa, cheese, and nacho chips. Drizzle hung curd dip on top and garnish with coriander, and serve.

Note to readers: This article is for informational purposes only and is based on user-generated content from social media.

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    Krishna Pallavi Priya

    Krishna Priya Pallavi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience, covering health, fashion, pop culture, travel, wellness, entertainment, festivals, mental health, art, decor, fitness, and sex and relationships. She is an alumna of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Dhenkanal, and holds an undergraduate degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi. Her strong academic foundation informs her analytical and detail-oriented approach to storytelling, helping her uncover stories where none seem to exist. Before joining Hindustan Times, Pallavi worked with some of India’s leading media organisations. She spent close to three years at India Today, where she honed her newsroom skills and developed a sharp editorial sensibility. She also worked for over a year and a half at Vagabomb, ScoopWhoop’s feminist digital platform, where she explored stories through a gender-sensitive, socially aware lens. Pallavi has a deep interest in global fashion trends and international fashion seasons, and enjoys interviewing celebrities and tracking pop culture movements—interests that frequently translate into engaging, reader-friendly stories. Alongside lifestyle and entertainment, she has a keen eye for impactful health and wellness journalism, regularly interacting with doctors, designers, and digital content creators to bring nuance and credibility to her work. Born and raised in Haryana, Pallavi remains deeply connected to her ancestral roots in Odisha. Her ability to spot fresh angles brings curiosity and depth to stories she pursues. When not chasing deadlines, she enjoys spending time with her dog, planning her next vacation, reading, running new trails, and discovering new destinations.Read More

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