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Dal quantity calculator

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Tell us who eats and how often you cook sambar, rasam, kootu and tiffin. We estimate how much of each dal you need for a month.

3 days a week

3 days a week

2 days a week

4 days a week

Toor dal

2.5 kg

Sambar, rasam, dal

Moong dal

1 kg

Kootu, payasam

Urad dal

1.25 kg

Idli, dosa, vada

Chana dal

1.25 kg

Chutney, kootu

A rough planning estimate for 2 adults and 2 children. Real use varies.

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Questions people ask

How much toor dal does a family use in a month?

A family of four that cooks sambar three days a week and rasam or plain dal on three more usually uses about 3 to 4 kg of toor dal a month.

How is this calculated?

We assume about 40 g of toor dal per adult for sambar, 20 g for rasam or dal, 30 g of moong dal for kootu, and 20 g of urad dal plus a little chana dal for tiffin days. Children count as 0.6 of an adult. It is a planning estimate.

Which dal is cheapest?

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